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US HR6563

US HR6563
Emergency Educational Connections Act of 2020


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Introduced
04/21/2020
In Committee
04/21/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To provide for E-Rate support for Wi-Fi hotspots, modems, routers, and connected devices during emergency periods relating to COVID-19, and for other purposes. This bill establishes and provides funding for the Emergency Connectivity Fund, from which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must provide support for certain schools or libraries to purchase specified telecommunications equipment during the public health emergency declared because of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the FCC shall provide funds to certain elementary schools, secondary schools, or libraries to purchase telecommunications equipment or services (e.g., Wi-Fi hotspots, modems, and routers) for use by students, staff, or patrons at locations that include locations other than the schools or libraries. Priority must be given to students, staff, or patrons who do not have access to such equipment or services. Following the emergency period, funding recipients are authorized to use purchased equipment for appropriate purposes but may not sell or transfer such equipment for anything of value, except for upgraded equipment of the same type.

AI Summary

This bill establishes and provides $2 billion in funding for the Emergency Connectivity Fund, from which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must provide support for certain schools or libraries to purchase telecommunications equipment such as Wi-Fi hotspots, modems, routers, and connected devices during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The FCC must prioritize support for students, staff, or patrons who lack access to such equipment or services at their homes. After the emergency period, funding recipients can continue using the purchased equipment for appropriate purposes, but cannot sell or transfer it except for upgraded equipment of the same type.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (100)

Grace Meng (D)* Alma Adams (D),  Cindy Axne (D),  Nanette Barragán (D),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),  G. Butterfield (D),  Tony Cárdenas (D),  André Carson (D),  Ed Case (D),  Kathy Castor (D),  Judy Chu (D),  David Cicilline (D),  Jim Costa (D),  TJ Cox (D),  Sharice Davids (D),  Danny Davis (D),  Peter DeFazio (D),  Diana DeGette (D),  Val Demings (D),  Debbie Dingell (D),  Eliot Engel (D),  Anna Eshoo (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Dwight Evans (D),  Abby Finkenauer (D),  Bill Foster (D),  Marcia Fudge (D),  Ruben Gallego (D),  John Garamendi (D),  Vicente Gonzalez (D),  Josh Gottheimer (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Debra Haaland (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Jahana Hayes (D),  Denny Heck (D),  Brian Higgins (D),  Jim Himes (D),  Steven Horsford (D),  Jared Huffman (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Pramila Jayapal (D),  Eddie Johnson (D),  Joseph Kennedy (D),  Dan Kildee (D),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Ron Kind (D),  Ann Kuster (D),  John Larson (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  Susie Lee (D),  Mike Levin (D),  David Loebsack (D),  Alan Lowenthal (D),  Ben Ray Luján (D),  Elaine Luria (D),  Stephen Lynch (D),  Doris Matsui (D),  Donald McEachin (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Jerry McNerney (D),  Gregory Meeks (D),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Joe Neguse (D),  Donald Norcross (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Jimmy Panetta (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Cedric Richmond (D),  Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),  Bobby Rush (D),  Tim Ryan (D),  Linda Sánchez (D),  John Sarbanes (D),  Mary Gay Scanlon (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Adam Schiff (D),  José Serrano (D),  Elissa Slotkin (D),  Adam Smith (D),  Darren Soto (D),  Abigail Spanberger (D),  Jackie Speier (D),  Tom Suozzi (D),  Mike Thompson (D),  Rashida Tlaib (D),  Lori Trahan (D),  David Trone (D),  Juan Vargas (D),  Filemón Vela (D),  Nydia Velázquez (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Peter Welch (D),  Jennifer Wexton (D),  Susan Wild (D),  Frederica Wilson (D), 

Last Action

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E425) (on 05/05/2020)

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