Dear All, Here is an update on the Digital Equity Act. Note that there is now a plan for introduction in the House. Also, NDIA now has a blog that you can follow for updates: https://www.digitalinclusion.org/blog/2019/04/30/new-digital-equity-act-website-house-intro-coming-soon/ Deborah Deborah Kennedy Senior Consultant / Owner, Key Words President, National Coalition for Literacy http://www.key-words.us http://www.national-coalition-literacy.org ============ Forwarded message ============ From: Clements, Hart (Murray) <Hart_Clements@murray.senate.gov> To: "Clements, Hart (Murray)"<Hart_Clements@murray.senate.gov> Cc: "Merkel, Ben (Murray)"<Ben_Merkel@murray.senate.gov>, "Matt, Svetlana"<Svetlana.Matt@mail.house.gov>, "Angela Siefer"<angela@digitalinclusion.org> Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 17:25:20 -0400 Subject: Digital Equity Act - Update and Coalition Call ============ Forwarded message ============ Hi all –   First off, thank you all for your all your statements, social media posts, blog posts etc. in support of the Digital Equity Act. We’ve been thrilled to see its reception and excited to keep up the momentum as we near House introduction. A few pieces of information:   -          NDIA and SHLB are creating a coalition with the goal of advancing and passing the Digital Equity Act. We’ll have our first call this upcoming Friday (my apologies for the short notice) and planning on holding check-ins every other Friday moving forward. These shouldn’t run over a half hour and will cover legislative/outreach updates and strategy. o   Digital Equity Act Coalition Call Friday, May 3, 1pm-1:30pm (call-in information below) o   Please let Angela Siefer (mailto:angela@digitalinclusions.org) know if you would like to be added to the coalition’s listserv.   -          The House will send around a Dear Colleague letter tomorrow seeking cosponsors, with plans on introducing either late next week, or the week of May 13th. Cc’ed here is Svetlana Matt with Rep. McNerney’s office who is leading the chamber’s introduction. We welcome any outreach you can do to House members in this next week to encourage as many to hop on as possible.   -          We have a bill number on the Senate side – https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1167?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22s1167%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=1   Again, thank you all for your engagement on this and please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns!   Best, Hart       Digital Equity Act Call Friday, May 3, 1pm-1:30pm   Agenda -          Senate Update - co-sponsors -          House Update - co-sponsors and announcement date -          High Priority Outreach -          Additional Engagement/Outreach Opportunities https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fzoom.us%2Fj%2F3811510272&sa=D&usd=2&usg=AFQjCNEEeg7ialhyv1ZSSL68GeHslO96uw Or iPhone one-tap :     US: +14087403766,,3811510272# or +16465588656,,3811510272# Or Telephone:     Dial: +1 408 740 3766 or +1 646 558 8656 or +1 646 876 9923 or +1 669 900 6833     Meeting ID: 381 151 0272