[1st-mile-nm] Digital Equity Act introduced in U.S. House

[Richard Lowenberg]

Representatives McNerney, Lujan and Clarke introduce Digital Equity Act 
in U.S. House

The bill, H.R. 4486, is initially sponsored by Representative Jerry 
McNerney of California; Representative Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, 
Assistant House Speaker; and Representative Yvette D. Clarke of New 
York, Vice Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Like its Senate counterpart, introduced by Washington Senator Patty 
Murray in April, the House proposal would authorize up to $250 million a 
year in funding for state and community digital inclusion efforts. Half 
the proposed funding would support the development and implementation of 
comprehensive digital equity plans in each state. The other half would 
create an annual $125 million Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program 
to support digital inclusion projects undertaken by individual 
organizations and communities.



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Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director
1st-Mile Institute     505-603-5200
Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504,
rl at 1st-mile.org     www.1st-mile.org
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