US Congress House Bill 989 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 6 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Rescinds $2.2 billion from the unobligated balances of funds available to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for salaries and expenses for FY2013. Prohibits the funds made available to the FCC for FY2013 salaries and expenses from being used for the Lifeline program (a program that provides discounts on telephone service to qualifying low-income consumers). Increases the FY2013 amounts otherwise made available to: (1) the Department of Transportation (DOT) for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operations by $500 million, and (2) the Department of Defense (DOD) for Navy operation and maintenance by $1.6 billion.

To prohibit the use of funds for the Lifeline program, and for other purposes.

Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
2013-03-06	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2013-03-06	House	Referred to House Appropriations
2013-03-06	House	Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/989/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr989/BILLS-113hr989ih.pdf