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HR 1216 105th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedure Federal Communications Commission Government Operations and Politics Independent regulatory commissions Law Municipal politics and government Telephone

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent splitting of local communities into multiple telephone area codes.

Introduced: March 21, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 4, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Mar 21, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Mar 21, 1997
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from permitting the implementation of any telephone numbering plan if such plan will divide any municipality of less than 500,000 people among two or more area codes.

What's happening now April 4, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1