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HR 7131 115th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Disaster relief and insurance Telecommunication rates and fees Telephone and wireless communication

Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2018

Introduced: November 14, 2018 Introduced by: Thompson, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2018

This bill restricts the reassignment of telephone numbers during a declared major disaster. Specifically, a number may not be reassigned except at the request of the subscriber during a period in which a major disaster has been declared. The bill also allows a subscriber to cancel service without a cancellation fee and to subscribe again with the same number with no fee if the subscriber is located in a disaster area and the disaster resulted in certain types of damage to the subscriber's residence.

What's happening now November 14, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7131: Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7131/
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"H.R. 7131: Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7131/.
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H.R. 7131, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7131/.
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