HB-2135: To amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications, Technology, And The Internet. on 04/29/2009
You have voted HB-2135: To amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act..
Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2009 [HB-1133]
[Telecommunications ]
[Crime ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider the following types of regulation of inmate telephone service: (1) prescribing a maximum uniform per-minute rate (paid to telephone service providers); (2) prescribing a maximum uniform service connection or other per-call rate; (3) prescribing variable maximum rates depending on factors such as carrier costs or the size of the correctional facility; (4) requiring providers of inmate telephone
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HB-1133: Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby Rush
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications, Technology, And The Internet. on 02/24/2009
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 [HB-1]
[Finance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Investments ]
- (Sec. 7001) Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (the Act) to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to require each entity receiving financial assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to meet specified standards for executive compensation and corporate governance of such entity during the period in which any obligation arising from TARP financial assistance remains outstanding, including: (1) limits on compensation that exclude incentives for senior executive officers of the TARP recipient to take unnecessary
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HB-1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez
Signed By President. on 02/17/2009
The Heroes Act [HB-8406]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.
HB-8406: The Heroes Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 09/29/2020
Broadband for All Resolution of 2020 [HR-1144]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Human Rights ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Community Development ]
This resolution recognizes that equal access to affordable and reliable broadband service for all Americans is a civil and human right that protects and promotes the fair, equal, and impartial treatment of all people. It also asserts that affordable broadband access enables the promotion and propagation of human rights, recognizes that this access promotes equal access for engagement in democracy, and reaffirms that the global and open nature of the internet is a driving force in progress toward development. Further, the resolution calls on the
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HR-1144: Broadband for All Resolution of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 09/23/2020
Tribal Connect Act of 2020 [S.4529]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Libraries ]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Expands tribal access to the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-rate) program, which provides discounted broadband internet access and telecommunications services to certain schools and libraries. It also establishes a pilot program to provide E-rate support to certain community-serving institutions. First, a tribe may designate a tribal library or tribal library consortium, including a public-serving library of a tribal college or university, as a library or library consortium that is eligible for E-rate support. The tribe may make
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S.4529: Tribal Connect Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Indian Affairs. on 08/13/2020
Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2020 [HB-8008]
[Crime ]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Addresses various provisions related to the operation and administration of prisons, detention centers, and other correctional facilities, such as banning for-profit prisons, imposing requirements on financial and communication services available to inmates, and requiring alternatives to detention for family units apprehended under immigration authorities.
HB-8008: Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border Security, Facilitation, And Operations. on 09/24/2020
Tribal Connect Act of 2020 [HB-7973]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Libraries ]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Expands tribal access to the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-rate) program, which provides discounted broadband internet access and telecommunications services to certain schools and libraries. It also establishes a pilot program to provide E-rate support to certain community-serving institutions. First, a tribe may designate a tribal library or tribal library consortium, including a public-serving library of a tribal college or university, as a library or library consortium that is eligible for E-rate support. The tribe may make
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HB-7973: Tribal Connect Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Lujan
Introduced In House on 08/07/2020
Emergency Family Stabilization Act [HB-7950]
[Children and Youth ]
[Community Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Poverty ]
To provide emergency relief to youth, children, and families experiencing homelessness, in light of the health and economic consequences of COVID-19.
HB-7950: Emergency Family Stabilization Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 08/07/2020
DIGITAL Reservations Act Deploying the Internet by Guaranteeing Indian Tribes Autonomy over Licensing on Reservations Act [S.4331]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Funding ]
Grants Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations with 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.
S.4331: DIGITAL Reservations Act Deploying the Internet by Guaranteeing Indian Tribes Autonomy over Licensing on Reservations Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/27/2020
DIGITAL Reservations Act Deploying the Internet by Guaranteeing Indian Tribes Autonomy over Licensing on Reservations Act [HB-7774]
[Telecommunications ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
Grants Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations with 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.
HB-7774: DIGITAL Reservations Act Deploying the Internet by Guaranteeing Indian Tribes Autonomy over Licensing on Reservations Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ed Case
Referred To The Subcommittee For Indigenous Peoples Of The United States. on 08/21/2020
National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2020 [HB-7520]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to update the national broadband plan, which establishes benchmarks to meet the goal of ensuring that all people of the United States have access to broadband capability. Such update shall include (1) an assessment of the progress in achieving the goals of the original national broadband plan; (2) an examination of the effects of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic on how people learn, work, receive medical information and treatment, and participate in civic communications;
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HB-7520: National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 07/09/2020
Don’t Block LGBTQ Act of 2020 [HB-7432]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Libraries ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Rights ]
[Education ]
Prohibits elementary schools, secondary schools, or libraries that receive discount rates for telecommunications services under the universal service support program from blocking internet access to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer resources. The bill does not prohibit schools or libraries from blocking content that is obscene, child pornography, or harmful to minors.
HB-7432: Don’t Block LGBTQ Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 06/30/2020
Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act [S.4112]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Provides approximately $430 billion in FY2020 appropriations for child care, child abuse prevention and treatment, elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education, and career and technical education in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The amounts provided by the bill are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) and the Senate PAYGO rule.
S.4112: Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/30/2020
Emergency Broadband Connections Act of 2020 [S.4095]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to provide emergency benefits for broadband service during periods relating to COVID-19, and for other purposes.
S.4095: Emergency Broadband Connections Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/29/2020
National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2020 [S.4022]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to update the national broadband plan, which establishes benchmarks to meet the goal of ensuring that all people of the United States have access to broadband capability. Such update shall include (1) an assessment of the progress in achieving the goals of the original national broadband plan; (2) an examination of the effects of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic on how people learn, work, receive medical information and treatment, and participate in civic communications;
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S.4022: National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/22/2020
Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act [HB-7160]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to promote broadband deployment by increasing participation in broadband support programs.
HB-7160: Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. G. Butterfield
Introduced In House on 06/11/2020
Emergency Family Stabilization Act [S.3923]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Poverty ]
Establishes a competitive grant program within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) for family stabilization agencies to provide emergency relief to children, youth, and families experiencing homelessness. These agencies include current ACF grantees or subgrantees, tribes and tribal organizations, and other organizations with expertise providing direct services to those experiencing homelessness. Recipients may use grant funds for, among other purposes, personnel costs, personal protective equipment, and other supplies to mitigate
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S.3923: Emergency Family Stabilization Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/09/2020
Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID–19 Act [S.3838]
[Healthcare ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
A bill to provide for the expansion of the Rural Health Care Program of the Federal Communications Commission in response to COVID-19, and for other purposes.
S.3838: Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID–19 Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 05/21/2020