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HRES 1616 111th Congress House

Expressing the support of Congress for National Telephone Discount Lifeline Awareness Week.

Introduced: September 14, 2010 Introduced by: Matsui, Doris O. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Sep 14, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 14, 2010
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 Latest action September 14, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress concerning: (1) support for the services provided to low-income consumers by the Link-Up America (Linkup) and Lifeline Assistance (Lifeline) programs and their expansion; (2) support by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for programs to gather data to design an efficient program for making broadband affordable to such consumers; and (3) the creation of National Telephone Discount Lifeline Awareness Week to promote Linkup and Lifeline subscribership.

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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 14, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1616: Expressing the support of Congress for National Telephone Discount Lifeline Awareness Week.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1616/
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"H. Res. 1616: Expressing the support of Congress for National Telephone Discount Lifeline Awareness Week.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1616/.
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H. Res. 1616, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1616/.
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