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S 2520 115th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Consumer affairs Correctional facilities and imprisonment Telecommunication rates and fees Telephone and wireless communication

Inmate Calling Technical Corrections Act of 2018

Introduced: March 8, 2018 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Mar 8, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 8, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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Inmate Calling Technical Corrections Act of 2018

This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to ensure charges for payphone service are just and reasonable.

Payphone service includes the provision of public or semipublic pay telephones and inmate telephone service and advanced communications services in correctional institutions.

What's happening now March 8, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jul 26, 2018
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 7, 2018
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Mar 8, 2018
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Mar 8, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2520: Inmate Calling Technical Corrections Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2520/
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"S. 2520: Inmate Calling Technical Corrections Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2520/.
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S. 2520, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2520/.
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