House Bill 7774
116th Congress(2019-2020)
DIGITAL Reservations Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 24, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
7774
Congress
116
Policy Area
Native Americans
Native Americans
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting Native Americans, including Alaska Natives and Hawaiians, in a variety of domestic policy settings. This includes claims, intergovernmental relations, and Indian lands and resources.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
July 24, 2020
08/21/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
07/24/2020
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.
07/24/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:45:50 PM