Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020

United States116th CongressHR-5850House of Representatives
Updated: Feb 25, 2020

Summary

Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020 This bill establishes an interagency coordination program for tribal access to broadband service and further expands broadband access on tribal land, including by setting aside certain funds for its deployment and establishing a pilot program for tribes to grant rights-of-way for the construction, maintenance, and facilitation of broadband service on their land.

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S-3264: Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020

Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  3. Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

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  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

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