DIGIT Act
- Last Action
- 1/24/2017
Actions
- 2017-01-24Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2017-01-24Introduced in House
- 2017-01-24Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-01-24 (00)
Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act or the DIGIT Act
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to convene a working group of federal stakeholders to provide recommendations and a report to Congress regarding the growing number of connected and interconnected devices known as the Internet of Things (IoT). The bill establishes a steering committee to be composed of stakeholders outside the federal government to advise the working group.
The Federal Communications Commission must: (1) seek public comment on the IoT's spectrum needs, regulatory barriers, and growth with licensed and unlicensed spectrum; and (2) submit a summary of those comments to Congress.
Cosponsors (7)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Patrick Meehan (R-PA)
- Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- ANNA ESHOO (D-CA)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Susan Brooks (R-IN)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advisory bodies
- Computer security and identity theft
- Digital media
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- International organizations and cooperation
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Right of privacy
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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