Cell Phone Bill Shock Act of 2010
Latest action · Sep 29, 2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7794)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 29, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cell Phone Bill Shock Act of 2010 - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promulgate regulations requiring a commercial mobile service provider to: (1) notify a subscriber who has used in excess of a certain percentage of the monthly limit or prepaid amount of specified services (voice minutes, text messages, or data megabytes); (2) obtain a subscriber's consent before it allows the subscriber to use such services in excess of the monthly limit; and (3) ensure that any notice of possible excess usage, and the consent to use excess services, are not charged to the subscriber's account.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Sep 29, 2010 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2010Introduced in Senate
- Sep 29, 2010Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7793)
- Sep 29, 2010Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7794)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to improve billing disclosures to cellular telephone consumers.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Cell Phone Bill Shock Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2010Introduced in Senate
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