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IMPACT Act

USA117th CongressS-996| Senate 
| Updated: 3/25/2021
Roger F. Wicker

Roger F. Wicker

Republican Senator

Mississippi

Cosponsors (3)
Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Tim Scott (Republican)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Improving Minority Participation And Careers in Telecommunications Act or the IMPACT Act This bill establishes a grant program to assist certain institutions of higher education with setting up a program that prepares minority students to participate in the telecommunications workforce. Specifically, the bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, acting through the Office of Minority Broadband Initiatives, to establish the Telecommunications Workforce Training Grant Program. This grant program shall provide funds to historically Black colleges or universities, tribal colleges or universities, or minority-serving institutions to facilitate the creation of programs that (1) educate and train students to participate in the telecommunications workforce, and (2) include both a curriculum and apprenticeship or internship opportunities.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2994
IMPACT Act
Mar 25, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 25, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2994
    IMPACT Act


  • March 25, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 25, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Science, Technology, Communications

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  • S 117-1260: United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021
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IMPACT Act

USA117th CongressS-996| Senate 
| Updated: 3/25/2021
Improving Minority Participation And Careers in Telecommunications Act or the IMPACT Act This bill establishes a grant program to assist certain institutions of higher education with setting up a program that prepares minority students to participate in the telecommunications workforce. Specifically, the bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, acting through the Office of Minority Broadband Initiatives, to establish the Telecommunications Workforce Training Grant Program. This grant program shall provide funds to historically Black colleges or universities, tribal colleges or universities, or minority-serving institutions to facilitate the creation of programs that (1) educate and train students to participate in the telecommunications workforce, and (2) include both a curriculum and apprenticeship or internship opportunities.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2994
IMPACT Act
Mar 25, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 25, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2994
    IMPACT Act


  • March 25, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 25, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Roger F. Wicker

Roger F. Wicker

Republican Senator

Mississippi

Cosponsors (3)
Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Tim Scott (Republican)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Bills

  • S 117-1260: United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Accounting and auditingComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightEducation programs fundingEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHigher educationIndian social and development programsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaMinority educationMinority employmentStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaTelephone and wireless communication