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Telecommunications Employees' Protection Act of 1984

Introduced: April 5, 1984 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 15, 1984
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Report No: 98-746 (Part I).
May 8, 1984
Ordered to be Reported as Amended by the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance by Voice Vote.
May 8, 1984
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 2, 1984
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
May 2, 1984
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 12, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.
Apr 5, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 5, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 5, 1984
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Telecommunications Employees' Protection Act of 1984 - Extends the agreement providing for the reciprocal recognition of employees' service credit by entities subject to the modified judgment of the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia in the case of the United States v. Western Electric, et alia, to cover certain employees who change employment between such entities on or after January 1, 1985.

What's happening now May 15, 1984

Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Report No: 98-746 (Part I).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4636 Related bill Telecommunications Workers' Protection Act of 1984
 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 31, 1984
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 25, 1984
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 5, 1984
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5391: Telecommunications Employees' Protection Act of 1984. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-5391/
MLA
"H.R. 5391: Telecommunications Employees' Protection Act of 1984." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-5391/.
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H.R. 5391, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-5391/.
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