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HR 678 117th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Disaster relief and insurance Telecommunication rates and fees Telephone and wireless communication

PHONE Act of 2021

Introduced: February 1, 2021 Introduced by: Thompson, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Jul 21, 2021
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 20, 2021
Pursuant to section 7 of H. Res. 535, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 678; H.R. 1036; H.R. 1079, as amended; H.R. 1158; H.R. 1250; H.R. 1754; H.R. 1833, as amended; H.R. 1850; H.R. 1871; H.R. 1877, as amended; H.R. 1893; H.R. 1895; H.R. 2118; H.R. 2795, as amended; H.R. 2928; H.R. 2980, as amended; H.R. 3003; H.R. 3138, as amended; H.R. 3223; H.R. 3263; and H.R. 3264; and the following resolutions were agreed to under suspension of the rules: H. Res. 277; and H. Res. 294. (consideration: CR H3715-3730; text: CR H3716)
Jul 20, 2021
Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 7 of H. Res. 535, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 678; H.R. 1036; H.R. 1079, as amended; H.R. 1158; H.R. 1250; H.R. 1754; H.R. 1833, as amended; H.R. 1850; H.R. 1871; H.R. 1877, as amended; H.R. 1893; H.R. 1895; H.R. 2118; H.R. 2795, as amended; H.R. 2928; H.R. 2980, as amended; H.R. 3003; H.R. 3138, as amended; H.R. 3223; H.R. 3263; and H.R. 3264; and the following resolutions were agreed to under suspension of the rules: H. Res. 277; and H. Res. 294.(consideration: CR H3715-3730; text: CR H3716)
Jul 20, 2021
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 535, proceedings on H.R. 678 are considered vacated.
Jul 19, 2021
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Jul 19, 2021
Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jul 19, 2021
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 678.
Jul 19, 2021
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3647-3650; text: CR H3647-3648)
Feb 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Feb 1, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 1, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2021 or the PHONE Act of 2021

This bill restricts the reassignment of a telephone number assigned to a subscriber for the provision of fixed wireline voice service.

Specifically, for up to one year after a major disaster has been declared, a number may not be reassigned except at the request of the subscriber. At the request of a subscriber, this prohibition must be extended for an additional year.

Further, a subscriber may cancel service without a cancellation fee and resubscribe with the same number and no fee if the subscriber is located in a disaster area and the residence where the number is located is inaccessible or uninhabitable.

What's happening now July 21, 2021

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 535 Related bill Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2467) to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency…
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 8 Republican 3
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Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 1, 2021
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Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 1, 2021
Eshoo, Anna
· Feb 1, 2021
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Garamendi, John
California · Feb 1, 2021
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Feb 1, 2021
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Huffman, Jared
California · Feb 1, 2021
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Feb 1, 2021
Kuster, Ann
· Feb 1, 2021
Luria, Elaine
· Feb 1, 2021
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 1, 2021
McNerney, Jerry
· Feb 1, 2021
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Feb 1, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 1, 2021
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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Feb 1, 2021
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 1, 2021
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Feb 1, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 678: PHONE Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-678/
MLA
"H.R. 678: PHONE Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-678/.
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H.R. 678, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-678/.
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