# 116-hr-5850: Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020

116-hr-5850, Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5850
- Congress: 116
- Title: Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
- Introduced: 2020-02-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020 This bill establishes an interagency coordination program for tribal access to broadband service and further expands broadband access on tribal land, including by setting aside certain funds for its deployment and establishing a pilot program for tribes to grant rights-of-way for the construction, maintenance, and facilitation of broadband service on their land.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2020-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2020-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2020-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2020-02-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1309: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
- 116-hr-1049: National Heritage Area Act of 2020
- 116-hr-724: PACT Act
- 116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-5850 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5850)

## Related
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- [116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1830)
- [116-hr-1309: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1309)
- [116-hr-1049: National Heritage Area Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1049)
- [116-hr-724: PACT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-724)
- [116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-550)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5850 (as of 2025-11-18).