# 116-hr-5243: Closing the Homework Gap Through Mobile Hotspots Act

116-hr-5243, Closing the Homework Gap Through Mobile Hotspots Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5243
- Congress: 116
- Title: Closing the Homework Gap Through Mobile Hotspots Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Introduced: 2019-11-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 42
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (42)

- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2019-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2019-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2019-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2019-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2019-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2019-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2019-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2019-12-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2020-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2020-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2020-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5243 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5243)

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