S 996 117th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Accounting and auditing Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Education programs funding Employee hiring Employment and training programs Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Higher education Indian social and development programs Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Minority education Minority employment Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula Telephone and wireless communication

IMPACT Act

Introduced: March 25, 2021 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Mar 25, 2021

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Improving Minority Participation And Careers in Telecommunications Act or the IMPACT Act

This bill establishes a grant program to assist certain institutions of higher education with setting up a program that prepares minority students to participate in the telecommunications workforce.

Specifically, the bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, acting through the Office of Minority Broadband Initiatives, to establish the Telecommunications Workforce Training Grant Program. This grant program shall provide funds to historically Black colleges or universities, tribal colleges or universities, or minority-serving institutions to facilitate the creation of programs that (1) educate and train students to participate in the telecommunications workforce, and (2) include both a curriculum and apprenticeship or internship opportunities.

What's happening now March 25, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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