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H.R. 694: Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2007

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H.R. 694: Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2007

110th Congress · introduced 2007-01-24 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-01-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 847 (2007): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR694 (2007-09-04), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2007

Plain summary

Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Program to assist eligible educational institutions in acquiring, and augmenting use of, digital and wireless networking technologies to improve the quality and delivery of educational services at such institutions. Defines as eligible institutions: (1) historically Black colleges or universities, (2) a Hispanic-, Alaskan Native-, or Native Hawaiian-serving institution; (3) a tribally controlled college or university; or (4) an institution with a sufficient enrollment of needy students as defined under the Higher Education Act of 1965. Outlines authorized assistance activities. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish an advisory council to advise on the best approaches toward maximum Program participation by eligible institutions; and (2) ensure that grant awards are made to all types of eligible institutions. Requires Program assessment every three years by the National Academy of Public Administration. (Sec. 3) Authorizes appropriations.

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Official text

Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2007

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] · 35 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Al Green (D-TX), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX)

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Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr694 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110