Summary

Disapproves and nullifies a Federal Communications Commission rule titled “Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E‑Rate Program” (89 Fed. Reg. 67303). The resolution makes that FCC rule have no force or effect, removing the FCC’s newly adopted changes to how the E‑Rate program would support student connectivity outside of school. The immediate result is that the regulatory changes the FCC issued to address the “homework gap” would not take effect; affected parties include schools, libraries, students (especially low‑income students), local education agencies, broadband providers, and FCC program administrators.

• Congress disapproves and nullifies the FCC rule titled “Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E‑Rate Program” (89 Fed. Reg. 67303).
• The resolution makes the specified FCC rule have no force or effect — the rule cannot be implemented as published.
• The rule dealt with changes to the E‑Rate program intended to help students get connectivity and devices for homework outside school.
• Immediate practical effects fall on K‑12 schools, public libraries, students (especially low‑income), and broadband providers who might have relied on the rule.
• This action does not itself appropriate or reallocate funds; it removes a regulatory path the FCC created for E‑Rate support.
• The FCC would need new rulemaking or other legal authority to pursue the same changes in the future.
• Stakeholders should not plan on implementing programs that depend on the nullified rule until new authority or rules are in place.
• The resolution is a narrow regulatory disapproval: it affects one FCC rule rather than creating new programmatic spending or mandates.