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S. 3954 119th Congress Senate

No Lifeline for Dead People Act

Official title: A bill to terminate the ability of eligible telecommunications carriers in certain States to use State eligibility determination processes in place of the Nati… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to terminate the ability of eligible telecommunications carriers in certain States to use State eligibility determination processes in place of the National Verifier to determine the eligibility of consumers for Lifeline service.

Introduced: February 26, 2026 Introduced by: Joni Ernst Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Feb 26, 2026
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Feb 26, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jun 3, 2026
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3954: No Lifeline for Dead People Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3954/
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"S. 3954: No Lifeline for Dead People Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3954/.
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S. 3954, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3954/.
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