Expressing the support of Congress for National Telephone Discount Lifeline Awareness Week.
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 10, 2013)
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the U.S. national interest is served by further outreach, education, and participation in the Lifeline program (provides a discount on basic telephone service to eligible low-income consumers); (2) the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should be commended for efforts to improve the Lifeline program's efficiency and addressing waste, fraud, and abuse to ensure that federal resources are only going to those who are eligible; (3) the program should be modernized to allow eligible low-income consumers to access affordable telephone or broadband services; and (4) the FCC, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), and National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA) are to be commended for creating "National Telephone Discount Lifeline Awareness Week" to promote subscribership.
What just happenedSep 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseSep 10, 2013
- Sep 13, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Sep 10, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Sep 10, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 10, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House