H.R. 1289 · 116th Congress
PHONE Act of 2020
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Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 116th Congress ended.
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Rutherford9 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced Feb 14, 2019
- House Passed Sep 29, 2020
Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2020 or the PHONE Act of 2020
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House · Sep 29, 2020
Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2020 or the PHONE Act of 2020
This bill restricts the reassignment of a telephone number assigned to a subscriber for the provision of fixed wireline voice service.
Specifically, for up to one year after a major disaster has been declared, such number may not be reassigned except at the request of the subscriber. Further, a subscriber may cancel service without a cancellation fee and resubscribe with the same number and no fee if the subscriber is located in a disaster area and the residence where the number is located is inaccessible or uninhabitable.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: PHONE Act of 2020
Also known as: Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2019; Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2020
Latest action (Sep 30, 2020): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 14, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Feb 14, 2019
- House Passed Sep 29, 2020
No recorded floor vote found.