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HR 1690 101th Congress House

Emergency Phone System Equal Access Act

Official title: To require the implementation of a telecommunications system providing direct access for hearing- and speech-impaired individuals to 911 emergency service telephone systems.

Introduced: May 24, 1989 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Emergency communication systemsHearing disordersSpeech disordersTelephone
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Apr 17, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Apr 5, 1989
Introduced in House
Apr 5, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action April 17, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Phone System Equal Access Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require that any telecommunication system that is operated by a provider of public safety services, used to provide public safety emergency answering services, and manufactured, imported, or installed in the United States more than one year after the enactment of this Act be readily accessible to hearing- and speech-impaired individuals.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · May 24, 1989
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 24, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1690: Emergency Phone System Equal Access Act. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1690/
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