S. 3264: Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020
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S. 3264: Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020
116th Congress · introduced 2020-02-11 · Native Americans · Latest: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-02-11 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020
Plain summary
Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020 This bill establishes an interagency coordination program for tribal access to broadband service and further expands broadband access on tribal land, including by setting aside certain funds for its deployment and establishing a pilot program for tribes to grant rights-of-way for the construction, maintenance, and facilitation of broadband service on their land.
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Official text
Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · 5 cosponsors
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Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tina Smith (D-MN), Brian Schatz (D-HI)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s3264.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>
Record fed-us-cong116-s3264 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116