To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a grant program to modernize the technology of State and local governments, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8926 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8926 To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a grant program to modernize the technology of State and local governments, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 20, 2026 Mrs. Foushee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a grant program to modernize the technology of State and local governments, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``State and Local Public Sector Innovation Act''. SEC. 2. STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION GRANT PROGRAM. (a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall establish a grant program to modernize the technology utilized by State and local governments in order to improve the security and efficacy of public services. (b) Grant Authority.--Each fiscal year, the Assistant Secretary shall distribute among the States the total amount made available for grants under the Program with respect to such fiscal year in the following manner: (1) 50 percent of such total amount shall be distributed in a manner that provides to each State the portion of such 50 percent amount that bears the same ratio to such 50 percent amount as the ratio that-- (A) the population of such State; bears to (B) the total population of all States. (2) 50 percent of such total amount shall be distributed among the States acc