Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020

United States116th CongressS-3264Senate
Latest legislative activity: Nov 18, 2020

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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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HR-5850: Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020

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

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

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  2. Introduced in Senate

  3. Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-359.

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

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