Digital Literacy and Equity Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Digital Literacy and Equity Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Education, Technology.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H2D9B7F8307324F2B96ADCAB27820381D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Digital Literacy and Equity Act of 2026.
- Section H2A43080B6B9F48008C49A1D35C99CF83: 2. Establishment There is established a commission to be known as the Digital Literacy and Equity Commission (in this Act referred to as the Commission).
- Section H8F4FC195D2CA420A8FBC29E1ABC5B29D: 3. Duties The Commission shall conduct a study on digital literacy and equity, including— the state of digital literacy and information literacy in the United...
- Section HD8F09CAAB38247E59626325DF5E4E971: 4. Membership The Commission shall be composed of— the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information or the delegate of the Assistant...
- Section H86C9A657987E411BA46B4E46889BA4B3: 5. Powers of the Commission The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out this Act, hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Digital Literacy and Equity Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Education, Technology
Primary Purpose
This bill, Digital Literacy and Equity Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Mr. Thanedar (for himself and Mrs. Grijalva) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_commerce"
- → Secretary of Commerce
- "secretary_of_education"
- → Secretary of Education
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
- "secretary_of_housing_and_urban_development"
- → Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
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