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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