US Congress House Resolution 234 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 29 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) all telephone service providers must appropriately complete calls to all areas of the United States regardless of the technology used by such providers, and (2) no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in rural areas. Declares that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should: (1) pursue entities whose violations of FCC rules contribute to a lack of quality telecommunications services in rural areas, (2) impose enforcement actions to discourage such uncompleted calls and unreasonable discrimination, and (3) establish a definitive solution to such discrimination.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas.

Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]

Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
2015-04-29	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2015-04-29	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/234/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hres234/BILLS-114hres234ih.pdf