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S. 394 118th Congress Senate

Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy Act

Official title: A bill to promote digital citizenship and media literacy.

Introduced: February 13, 2023 Introduced by: Amy Klobuchar Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Feb 13, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb 13, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action February 13, 2023

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy Act

This bill directs the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to award grants to state and local educational agencies, public libraries, and qualified nonprofit organizations to develop and promote media literacy and digital citizenship education for elementary and secondary school students.

Media literacy includes the ability to access relevant information, analyze media content, evaluate the accuracy of information, and make educated decisions based on information obtained from media and digital sources.

Digital citizenship includes the ability to safely, responsibly, and ethically use communication technologies and to participate in the political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of life related to technology and the digital world.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 14

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • ERIS GROUP
    for PAYPAL, INC. · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • ERIS GROUP
    for PAYPAL, INC. · California · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC
    for RIPPLE LABS INC. · California · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • ERIS GROUP
    for PAYPAL, INC. · California · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC
    for RIPPLE LABS INC. · California · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • ERIS GROUP
    for PAYPAL, INC. · California · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Feb 13, 2023
 D
Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Feb 13, 2023
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Feb 13, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 394: Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-394/
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"S. 394: Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-394/.
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S. 394, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-394/.
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