DIGITAL Reservations Act
USA116th CongressHR-7774| House
| Updated: 8/21/2020
Debra A. Haaland
Democratic Representative
New Mexico
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Natural Resources Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Deploying the Internet by Guaranteeing Indian Tribes Autonomy over Licensing on Reservations Act or the DIGITAL Reservations Act This bill grants Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations with exclusive rights to all available or unlicensed electromagnetic spectrum over their tribal lands and prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from taking specified actions related to spectrum licenses over tribal lands. It also requires the FCC to establish a fund to support tribal access to broadband and telecommunications services.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Native Americans
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAlaska Natives and HawaiiansCensus and government statisticsComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightDisaster relief and insuranceEconomic developmentEducational facilities and institutionsElections, voting, political campaign regulationEmergency communications systemsEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Federal-Indian relationsGovernment trust fundsHealth facilities and institutionsIndian lands and resources rightsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLand use and conservationLibraries and archivesLicensing and registrationsNatural disastersPublic contracts and procurementRadio spectrum allocationTelecommunication rates and feesTelephone and wireless communication
DIGITAL Reservations Act
USA116th CongressHR-7774| House
| Updated: 8/21/2020
Deploying the Internet by Guaranteeing Indian Tribes Autonomy over Licensing on Reservations Act or the DIGITAL Reservations Act This bill grants Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations with exclusive rights to all available or unlicensed electromagnetic spectrum over their tribal lands and prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from taking specified actions related to spectrum licenses over tribal lands. It also requires the FCC to establish a fund to support tribal access to broadband and telecommunications services.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Debra A. Haaland
Democratic Representative
New Mexico
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Natural Resources Committee
Native Americans
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAlaska Natives and HawaiiansCensus and government statisticsComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightDisaster relief and insuranceEconomic developmentEducational facilities and institutionsElections, voting, political campaign regulationEmergency communications systemsEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Federal-Indian relationsGovernment trust fundsHealth facilities and institutionsIndian lands and resources rightsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLand use and conservationLibraries and archivesLicensing and registrationsNatural disastersPublic contracts and procurementRadio spectrum allocationTelecommunication rates and feesTelephone and wireless communication