S. 394 · 118th Congress
Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy Act
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This bill directs the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to award grants to state and local educational agencies, public libraries, and qualified nonprofit organizations to develop and promote media literacy and digital citizenship education for elementary and secondary school students.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 13, 2023
Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy Act
This bill directs the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to award grants to state and local educational agencies, public libraries, and qualified nonprofit organizations to develop and promote media literacy and digital citizenship education for elementary and secondary school students.
Media literacy includes the ability to access relevant information, analyze media content, evaluate the accuracy of information, and make educated decisions based on information obtained from media and digital sources.
Digital citizenship includes the ability to safely, responsibly, and ethically use communication technologies and to participate in the political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of life related to technology and the digital world.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy Act
Latest action (Feb 13, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Education · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 13, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.