# 114-hr-5117: DIGIT Act

114-hr-5117, DIGIT Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] (R-MN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5117
- Congress: 114
- Title: DIGIT Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
- Introduced: 2016-04-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] (R-MN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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 Internet of Things (IoT) for the growing number of connected and interconnected devices. The bill establishes a steering committee to be composed of stakeholders outside the federal government to advise the working group. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that IoT policies should maximize the potential and development of the IoT to benefit all stakeholders, including businesses, governments, and consumers. The working group must: (1) identify federal laws and regulations, grant practices, budgetary or jurisdictional challenges, and other sector-specific policies that inhibit IoT development; (2) consider policies or programs that encourage and improve coordination among federal agencies with IoT jurisdiction; (3) implement recommendations from the steering committee; and (4) examine how federal agencies can benefit from, use, and prepare for the IoT. The working group must consult with nongovernmental stakeholders. The steering committee must advise the working group about spectrum needs, individual privacy, security, and any international proceedings or negotiations affecting the IoT. Within 18 months after enactment of this bill, the working group must report its findings and recommendations, its reasons for inaction on steering committee recommendations, and an accounting of any progress by federal agencies to implement recommendations. The Federal Communications Commission must seek public comment on the IoT's spectrum needs and submit a summary of those comments to Congress.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2016-04-28T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5117 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5117)

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