S 1381 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Every Child Connected Act

Summary
Every Child Connected Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to modify the E-rate program, which allots broadband discounts to schools and libraries. Specifically, the FCC must modify the program to (1) expand the eligible activities that qualify as being for educational purposes, (2) deem certain households in which students are participating in distance learning and are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals to be classrooms, and (3) provide that a school's eligibility shall not be diminished if it extends services obtained through the program to households with a child who is eligible for free or reduced-price school meals.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Apr 2021
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Introduced Apr 27, 2021 Last action Apr 27, 2021
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Apr 27, 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Apr 27, 2021
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