US Congress House Bill 1403 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: Introduced on March 25 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider the following types of regulation of inmate telephone service: (1) prescribing a maximum uniform per-minute rate (paid to telephone service providers), (2) prescribing a maximum uniform service connection or other per-call rate, (3) prescribing variable maximum rates depending on factors such as carrier costs or the size of the correctional facility, (4) requiring providers of inmate telephone service to offer both collect calling and debit account services, (5) prohibiting the payment of commissions by such providers to administrators of correctional facilities, and (6) requiring such administrators to allow more than one service provider at a facility so that prisoners have a choice.

Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2013

Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
2013-03-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1403/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1403/BILLS-113hr1403ih.pdf