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HR 3481 112th Congress House

Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2011

Official title: To prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program.

Introduced: March 19, 2012 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Telecommunication rates and feesTelephone and wireless communication
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 18, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Nov 18, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 18, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 18, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2011 - Prohibits a provider of commercial mobile communications service from receiving universal service support under specified provisions of the Communications Act of 1934 for the provision of such service through the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Lifeline program (a program that provides discounts on monthly telephone service to qualifying low-income consumers).

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Republican 5
Boustany, Charles
· Oct 16, 2012
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Oct 12, 2012
Conaway, K.
· Oct 5, 2012
PAUL, RON
· Oct 5, 2012
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Sep 12, 2012
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Sep 11, 2012
Marchant, Kenny
· Sep 11, 2012
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Aug 2, 2012
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · May 8, 2012
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Mar 19, 2012
Murphy, Tim
· Feb 29, 2012
Alexander, Rodney
· Feb 7, 2012
Ross, Dennis
· Dec 1, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3481: Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3481/
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"H.R. 3481: Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3481/.
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H.R. 3481, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3481/.
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