H.R. 7131 · 115th Congress
Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2018
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Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2018
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 14, 2018
Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2018
This bill restricts the reassignment of telephone numbers during a declared major disaster. Specifically, a number may not be reassigned except at the request of the subscriber during a period in which a major disaster has been declared. The bill also allows a subscriber to cancel service without a cancellation fee and to subscribe again with the same number with no fee if the subscriber is located in a disaster area and the disaster resulted in certain types of damage to the subscriber's residence.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2018
Latest action (Nov 14, 2018): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 14, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.