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SRES 157 113th Congress Senate

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in…

Official title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas.

Introduced: May 23, 2013 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory proceduresFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Rural conditions and developmentTelephone and wireless communication
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (Senate)
Dec 19, 2013
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 276.
Dec 19, 2013
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with a preamble. With written report No. 113-130.
Jul 30, 2013
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 23, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3865)
May 23, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 19, 2013

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 276.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) all communications service providers must appropriately complete telephone calls to all areas of the United States regardless of the technology used by such providers; (2) no entity may unreasonably discriminate against communications service in rural areas; and (3) the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should pursue violators of FCC rules, impose enforcement actions to discourage uncompleted telephone calls and unreasonable discrimination, and establish a definitive solution to discrimination against communications service in rural areas.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 3 Republican 5 Independent 1
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Jul 11, 2013
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jun 19, 2013
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 23, 2013
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 23, 2013
 R
Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · May 23, 2013
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 23, 2013
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 23, 2013
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 23, 2013
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · May 23, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 157: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-157/
MLA
"S. Res. 157: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-157/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. Res. 157, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-157/.
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[S. Res. 157: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-157/)
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