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HR 7948 118th Congress House Housing and Community Development

Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2024

Introduced: April 11, 2024 Introduced by: Foster, Bill Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2024

This bill expands the public housing utility allowance for households with children who qualify for free and reduced price school lunch to include the cost of high-speed internet service, including the cost of renting or purchasing equipment necessary to access such service and a one-time installation fee.

What's happening now April 11, 2024

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Apr 11, 2024
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Apr 11, 2024
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Apr 11, 2024
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 11, 2024
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 11, 2024
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 11, 2024
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7948: Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7948/
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"H.R. 7948: Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7948/.
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H.R. 7948, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7948/.
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