H.Res. 536 · 113th Congress
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that telephone service must be improved in rural areas…
Full title
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas.
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LattaSponsor17 cosponsors · 8 D, 9 R
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Welch
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Kirkpatrick
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Graves
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Kuster
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Loebsack
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Coble
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Collins
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Gibbs
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Long
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Rokita
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Braley
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Daines
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Davis
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Peterson
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Pocan
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Terry
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Nolan1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) all telephone service providers must appropriately complete calls to all areas of the United States regardless of the technology used by such providers, and (2) no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in rural areas.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 2, 2014
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) all telephone service providers must appropriately complete calls to all areas of the United States regardless of the technology used by such providers, and (2) no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in rural areas.
Declares that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should: (1) pursue entities whose violations of FCC rules contribute to a lack of quality telecommunications services in rural areas, (2) impose enforcement actions to discourage such uncompleted calls and unreasonable discrimination, and (3) establish a definitive solution to such discrimination.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas.
Latest action (Apr 4, 2014): Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 2, 2014
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.