116-hr-5243116th Congress

Closing the Homework Gap Through Mobile Hotspots Act

Sponsored By: Representative Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]

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Summary

Closing the Homework Gap Through Mobile Hotspots Act This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to establish the Mobile Hotspot Grant Program. Under the program, the NTIA may provide grants to eligible institutions (e.g., elementary and secondary schools, universities, Indian Tribes, or libraries) to facilitate a mobile hotspot program that provides students with a portable hotspot device for connecting to the internet. The NTIA shall prioritize institutions that will provide hotspots to the highest number of low-income students and, to the extent practicable, shall disburse at least 5% of grant funds to Indian Tribes and 5% to U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]

NY • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 11/21/2019

  • Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]

    DE • D

    Sponsored 11/21/2019

  • Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 11/21/2019

  • Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 11/21/2019

  • Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 11/21/2019

  • ELIOT ENGEL

    NY • D

    Sponsored 11/21/2019

  • Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 11/21/2019

  • Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 11/21/2019

  • Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 11/21/2019

  • Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 11/21/2019

  • Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/21/2019

  • Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 11/21/2019

  • Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 11/21/2019

  • Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 11/21/2019

  • Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]

    MP • D

    Sponsored 11/21/2019

  • Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]

    MS • D

    Sponsored 11/21/2019

  • Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 11/21/2019

  • Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 11/21/2019

  • Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 11/21/2019

  • Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 11/21/2019

  • Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/26/2019

  • Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 12/4/2019

  • Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 12/4/2019

  • JOSE SERRANO

    NY • D

    Sponsored 12/5/2019

  • Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]

    VT • D

    Sponsored 12/6/2019

  • Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 12/12/2019

  • Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]

    IN • D

    Sponsored 1/8/2020

  • Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 1/9/2020

  • Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 1/13/2020

  • Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 1/27/2020

  • Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 2/4/2020

  • Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 2/13/2020

  • Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 3/11/2020

  • Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 3/19/2020

  • Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]

    RI • D

    Sponsored 3/25/2020

  • Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 5/8/2020

  • Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/8/2020

  • Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 6/4/2020

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