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HRES 340 113th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Congressional tributes Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Poverty and welfare assistance Telephone and wireless communication

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

Introduced: September 10, 2013 Introduced by: Matsui, Doris O. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Sep 10, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 10, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the U.S. national interest is served by further outreach, education, and participation in the Lifeline program (provides a discount on basic telephone service to eligible low-income consumers); (2) the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should be commended for efforts to improve the Lifeline program's efficiency and addressing waste, fraud, and abuse to ensure that federal resources are only going to those who are eligible; (3) the program should be modernized to allow eligible low-income consumers to access affordable telephone or broadband services; and (4) the FCC, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), and National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA) are to be commended for creating "National Telephone Discount Lifeline Awareness Week" to promote subscribership.

What's happening now September 13, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

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