US Congress House Bill 3621 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
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]

REAPPLY Act of 2017 Rechecking Eligibility of Applicants to the Lifeline Program to Prevent Losses Yearly Act of 2017 This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission to require telecommunications carriers that provide Lifeline services to require Lifeline subscribers to re-apply for the service every 12 months in order for the carriers to receive federal reimbursement for providing such services. (Lifeline is the federal government program to provide telecommunications services to low-income individuals. Current federal regulations require telecommunications carriers to annually certify that their Lifeline subscribers are still eligible for the service.)

REAPPLY Act of 2017 Rechecking Eligibility of Applicants to the Lifeline Program to Prevent Losses Yearly Act of 2017

Rep. Steve Russell [R-OK]

Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]

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/3621/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3621/BILLS-115hr3621ih.pdf