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H.R. 2534 (106th)

Science and Educational Networking Act

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Introduced

15 July 1999

Last action

21 July 1999 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Basic Research.

Sponsors

Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2], Rep. Cook, Merrill [R-UT-2], Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO], Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Shows, Ronnie [D-MS-4], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rescom. Romero-Barcelo, Carlos A. [D-PR-At Large], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3], Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3], Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5], Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16], Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]

Subjects

Education

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20 August 2025

Education

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Summary

Science and Educational Networking Act - Amends the High- Performance Computing Act of 1991 to require the Director of the National Science Foundation to submit to Congress a report that: (1) identifies the most appropriate, effective, and economical means of providing all public elementary and secondary schools and libraries in the United States with high-speed, large bandwidth capacity access to the Internet, the ability to transmit and receive data, voice, and other types of communication media, and distance learning; (2) identifies how such Internet access can be available at individual workstations within each school and library; (3) considers the effect that specific or regional circumstances may have on the appropriateness of using different methods and technologies to achieve such goals for different schools or libraries; and (4) includes options and recommendations for achieving such goals and a plan for implementing such recommendations.

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Timeline

  1. 15 July 1999

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Science.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 15 July 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 15 July 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 21 July 1999

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Basic Research.

    Source: Committee

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