H.R. 678 · 117th Congress
Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2021
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ThompsonSponsor16 cosponsors · 13 D, 3 R
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Brownley
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Carson
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Eshoo
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Garamendi
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Garcia
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Huffman
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Jackson Lee
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Kuster
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Luria
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Matsui
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McNerney
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Norton
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Newhouse
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Rutherford
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Titus
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Weber16 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced Feb 1, 2021
- House Passed Jul 20, 2021
Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2021 or the PHONE Act of 2021
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House · Jul 20, 2021
Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2021 or the PHONE Act of 2021
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, a number may not be reassigned except at the request of the subscriber. At the request of a subscriber, this prohibition must be extended for an additional year.
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 2021
Latest action (Jul 21, 2021): 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 1, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Feb 1, 2021
- House Passed Jul 20, 2021
No recorded floor vote found.