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H.R. 841 115th Congress House

Phone The White House Act

Official title: To prohibit the appropriation of funds to the Executive Office of the President until the restoration of the White House phone-in comment line.

Introduced: February 2, 2017 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Executive Office of the PresidentExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
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Public participation and lobbyingTelephone and wireless communication
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Feb 2, 2017
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 Latest action February 2, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Phone the White House Act

This bill specifies that no funds are authorized to be appropriated to the Executive Office of the President for any period during which a system is not in effect in which members of the public may submit comments to the office by telephone.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 12
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Chu, Judy
California · Feb 3, 2017
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 3, 2017
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 2, 2017
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 2, 2017
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 2, 2017
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Garamendi, John
California · Feb 2, 2017
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 2, 2017
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 2, 2017
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 2, 2017
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Feb 2, 2017
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Takano, Mark
California · Feb 2, 2017
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 2, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 841: Phone The White House Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-841/
MLA
"H.R. 841: Phone The White House Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-841/.
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H.R. 841, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-841/.
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