H.R. 7774: DIGITAL Reservations Act
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H.R. 7774: DIGITAL Reservations Act
116th Congress · introduced 2020-07-24 · Native Americans · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-07-24 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
DIGITAL Reservations Act
Plain 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.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
DIGITAL Reservations Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] · 2 cosponsors
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Ed Case (D-HI)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr7774.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr7774 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116