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H.R. 686

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DIGIT Act
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Committee
Latest Action · January 24, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Congress
115th (2017–2019)
Introduced
January 24, 2017
Cosponsors (7)
5D 2R
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Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act or the DIGIT Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce to convene a working group of federal stakeholders to provide recommendations and a report to Congress regarding the growing number of connected and interconnected devices known as the Internet of Things (IoT). The bill establishes a steering committee to be composed of stakeholders outside the federal government to advise the working group. The Federal Communications Commission must: (1) seek public comment on the IoT's spectrum needs, regulatory barriers, and growth with licensed and unlicensed spectrum; and (2) submit a summary of those comments to Congress.

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