Title: Connected Government Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Connected Government Act
This bill requires a federal agency that creates or updates a website intended for use by the public to ensure that the website is mobile friendly.
"Mobile friendly" means that the website is configured in such a way that it may be easily navigated and viewed on a smartphone, tablet computer, or similar mobile device.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2331 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2331

To require a new or updated Federal website that is intended for use by 
       the public to be mobile friendly, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 3, 2017

  Ms. Kelly of Illinois (for herself and Mr. Pallone) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                           Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To require a new or updated Federal website that is intended for use by 
       the public to be mobile friendly, 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 ``Connected Government Act''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL WEBSITES REQUIRED TO BE MOBILE FRIENDLY.

    (a) In General.--If, on or after the date that is 6 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, an agency creates a website that 
is intended for use by the public or updates a website that is intended 
for use by the public, the agency shall ensure that the website is 
mobile friendly.
    (b) Report by FCC, NTIA, and GSA Required.--Not later than 18 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal 
Communications Commission, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary 
of Commerce for Communications and Information and the Administrator of 
General Services, shall submit a report that describes the 
implementation of the requirement described under subsection (a) and 
assesses the compliance of each agency with such requirement to each of 
the following:
            (1) The Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
        Representatives.
            (2) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
        of the Senate.
            (3) The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the 
        House of Representatives.
            (4) The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs of the Senate.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Mobile friendly.--The term ``mobile friendly'' means, 
        with respect to a website, that the website is configured in 
        such a way that the website may be easily navigated and viewed 
        on a smartphone, tablet computer, or similar mobile device.
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