US Congress House Bill 3546 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 22-0)
Status: Introduced on July 28 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-08-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2017 This bill prohibits a provider of commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service from receiving universal service support through the Lifeline program, which provides subsidies for discounts on monthly telephone or broadband service to qualifying low-income consumers. For 2018, telecommunications carriers must contribute to the universal service fund based on mobile service support provided in 2017. The amounts collected for mobile services must be used for deficit reduction.

End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2017

Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]
Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]	Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC]	Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Rep. Tom Rice [R-SC]
Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]
Rep. Brad Wenstrup [R-OH]	Rep. Dave Brat [R-VA]	Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]	Rep. Drew Ferguson [R-GA]
Rep. Neal Dunn [R-FL]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]
Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-08-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
2017-07-28	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2017-07-28	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3546/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3546/BILLS-115hr3546ih.pdf