No Lifeline for Dead People Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3954 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3954 To terminate the ability of eligible telecommunications carriers in certain States to use State eligibility determination processes in place of the National Verifier to determine the eligibility of consumers for Lifeline service. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 26, 2026 Ms. Ernst introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To terminate the ability of eligible telecommunications carriers in certain States to use State eligibility determination processes in place of the National Verifier to determine the eligibility of consumers for Lifeline service. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``No Lifeline for Dead People Act''. SEC. 2. MANDATORY USE OF NATIONAL VER…