HR 1289 · 116th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

PHONE Act of 2020

Introduced 2019-02-14· Sponsored by Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.(2020-09-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2019 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.…

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Cosponsors (20)

10 Democrats10 Republicans