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DIGITAL Reservations Act

USA117th CongressS-5321| Senate 
| Updated: 12/20/2022
Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Deploying the Internet by Guaranteeing Indian Tribes Autonomy over Licensing on Reservations Act or the DIGITAL Reservations Act This bill grants Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations exclusive rights to all available or unlicensed electromagnetic spectrum over their tribal lands and prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from taking specified actions related to spectrum licenses over tribal lands. It also requires the FCC to establish a fund to support tribal access to broadband and telecommunications services.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4331
DIGITAL Reservations Act
Dec 20, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Dec 20, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4331
    DIGITAL Reservations Act


  • December 20, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 20, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Native Americans

DIGITAL Reservations Act

USA117th CongressS-5321| Senate 
| Updated: 12/20/2022
Deploying the Internet by Guaranteeing Indian Tribes Autonomy over Licensing on Reservations Act or the DIGITAL Reservations Act This bill grants Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations exclusive rights to all available or unlicensed electromagnetic spectrum over their tribal lands and prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from taking specified actions related to spectrum licenses over tribal lands. It also requires the FCC to establish a fund to support tribal access to broadband and telecommunications services.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4331
DIGITAL Reservations Act
Dec 20, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Dec 20, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4331
    DIGITAL Reservations Act


  • December 20, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 20, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Native Americans

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted