H.R. 1581 · 115th Congress

Tribal Digital Access Act of 2017

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Raul Ruiz
Introduced
2017-03-16
Latest action
2017-03-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Summary

Tribal Digital Access Act of 2017

This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to extend to Indian reservations, dependent Indian communities, Indian allotments, and areas with high populations of Indian people the universal service principle that telecommunications and information services in rural, insular, and high cost areas should be accessible at rates reasonably comparable to urban areas.