HR 176
113th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication
Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2011
Introduced: January 4, 2013
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 4, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Jan 4, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 4, 2013
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2011 [sic] - 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).
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Committees of jurisdiction
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