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HR 3800 99th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Communications and Broadcasting Information services Telephone

Telecommunications Equipment and Information Services Act of 1985

Introduced: November 20, 1985 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) 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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 13, 1986
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Dec 5, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.
Nov 20, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 20, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Telecommunications Equipment and Information Services Act of 1985 - Authorizes the Bell operating companies to provide information services (excluding electronic publishing) and to manufacture telecommunications equipment, subject to such regulations as the Federal Communications Commission may prescribe. Conditions such authority on the Commission's determination that no Bell operating company could impede competition in the information services or telecommunications equipment manufacturing businesses.

Requires the Commission to include in its annual report to the Congress an assessment, providing for public comment, of the impact of this Act on employment in such businesses.

What's happening now March 13, 1986

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 21, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3800: Telecommunications Equipment and Information Services Act of 1985. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3800/
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"H.R. 3800: Telecommunications Equipment and Information Services Act of 1985." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3800/.
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H.R. 3800, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3800/.
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