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S. 4515: ACCESS the Internet Act

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S. 4515: ACCESS the Internet Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-08-06 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-08-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

ACCESS the Internet Act

Plain summary

Accelerating Connected Care and Education Support Services on the Internet Act or the ACCESS the Internet Act This bill provides funding to support distance learning and connected care in response to COVID-19. Specifically, the bill provides funds for (1) elementary and secondary school emergency relief grants to purchase internet-connected devices and associated services that support distance learning, (2) a pilot program to award grants for the purchase and distribution of internet-connected devices for libraries in rural and low-income areas, (3) the COVID-19 Telehealth Program of the Federal Communications Commission, and (4) the furnishing of internet-connected devices and associated services to veterans for accessing telehealth services.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

ACCESS the Internet Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] · 2 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

John Cornyn (R-TX), Susan M. Collins (R-ME)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-s4515 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116