S 624
115th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Contracts and agency
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Military personnel and dependents
Television and film
A bill to allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed.
Introduced: March 14, 2017
Introduced by:
Cantwell, Maria
Democratic
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 14, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 14, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to allow a service member to terminate a commercial mobile, telephone exchange, Internet access, or multichannel video programming service contract at any time after the date the service member receives military orders to relocate for at least 90 days to a location that does not support such service contract. (Currently, such provision applies to a cellular telephone service or telephone exchange service contract.)
A service member shall return any provider-owned consumer premises equipment to the service provider not later than 10 days after the service is disconnected.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1