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Senate bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law

Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2003

S. 196Introduced Jan 17, 2003Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Sponsor: Sen. George Allen R-VA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 21, 2003 — Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 196.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 196, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

26 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 10 Democrats

10 of 26 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.

Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Pete Domenici (R-NM), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Tim Johnson (D-SD), John Kerry (D-MA), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Chester Lott (R-MS), John McCain (R-AZ), Zell Miller (D-GA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Rick Santorum (R-PA), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Theodore Stevens (R-AK), Jim Talent (R-MO), John Warner (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. George Allen.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.