SENATE 698117th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HOTSPOTS Act

Last Action: 3/11/2021

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2021-03-11Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2021-03-11Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2021-03-11 (00)

Hotspots and Online Technology and Services Procurement for Our Tribes and States Act or the HOTSPOTS Act

This bill establishes a two-year pilot program through which the Institute of Museum and Library Services must award grants to states, territories, Indian tribes, and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians to purchase and distribute internet-connected devices to libraries in rural and low-income areas.

Cosponsors (8)

Susan Collins (R-ME)
Jon Tester (D-MT)
Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Angus King (I-ME)
John Boozman (R-AR)
Mark Warner (D-VA)
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
John Cornyn (R-TX)

Subjects

Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
American Samoa
Education programs funding
Guam
Indian social and development programs
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Libraries and archives
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau
Public contracts and procurement
Rural conditions and development
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

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