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A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Communications Commission should institute an inquiry to ascertain the impact on telephone rates of regulatory…

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A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Communications Commission should institute an inquiry to ascertain the impact on telephone rates of regulatory changes and judicial decisions affecting the telephone system, and that the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection, and Finance of the Committee on Energy and Commerce should begin consideration of legislation that will assure that basic telephone service is affordable to all the people of the United States.

Introduced: June 14, 1983 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jun 29, 1983
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 29, 1983
For Further Action See H.R.4102.
Jun 29, 1983
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Jun 21, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.
Jun 14, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 14, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) State regulatory commissions should carefully review requests for telephone rate increases; (2) the Federal Communications Commission should ascertain the impact on telephone rates of regulatory changes and judicial decisions and should furnish the House with an estimate of the number of people who would suffer an economic hardship or be forced to discontinue telephone service as a result of such changes and decisions; and (3) specified House committees should consider legislation that will assure affordable telephone service for all the people of the United States.

What's happening now June 29, 1983

For Further Action See H.R.4102.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4102 Related bill Universal Telephone Service Preservation Act of 1983
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 22, 1983
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jun 22, 1983
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 22, 1983
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jun 22, 1983
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 22, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 231: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Communications Commission should institute an inquiry to ascertain the impact on telephone rates of regulatory changes and judicial decisions affecting the telephone system, and that the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection, and Finance of the Committee on Energy and Commerce should begin consideration of legislation that will assure that basic telephone service is affordable to all the people of the United States.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HRES-231/
MLA
"H. Res. 231: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Communications Commission should institute an inquiry to ascertain the impact on telephone rates of regulatory changes and judicial decisions affecting the telephone system, and that the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection, and Finance of the Committee on Energy and Commerce should begin consideration of legislation that will assure that basic telephone service is affordable to all the people of the United States.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HRES-231/.
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H. Res. 231, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HRES-231/.
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[H. Res. 231: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Communications Commission should institute an inquiry to ascertain the impact on telephone rates of regulatory changes and judicial decisions affecting the telephone system, and that the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection, and Finance of the Committee on Energy and Commerce should begin consideration of legislation that will assure that basic telephone service is affordable to all the people of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HRES-231/)
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