HOTSPOTS Act
Summary
Hotspots and Online Technology and Services Procurement for Our Tribes and States Act or the HOTSPOTS Act This bill establishes a two-year pilot program through which the Institute of Museum and Library Services must award grants to states, territories, Indian tribes, and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians to purchase and distribute internet-connected devices to libraries in rural and low-income areas.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 11, 2021
Last action Mar 11, 2021
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2
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Committee
1
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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