HR 1289 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

PHONE Act of 2020

Introduced Feb 14, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Mike Thompson D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 30, 2020 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 14, 2019
  2. Passed HouseSep 29, 2020
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2020 or the PHONE Act of 2020

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, such number may not be reassigned except at the request of the subscriber. 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.

Cosponsors 36

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2019 to Aug 14, 2020, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-FLFrancis RooneyOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-FLNeal P. DunnOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-WADan NewhouseFeb 26, 2019
D-CAScott H. PetersMar 18, 2019
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeMar 18, 2019
R-TXPete OlsonMar 27, 2019
R-IASteve KingApr 12, 2019
R-FLBill PoseyApr 18, 2019
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Actions 17

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 30, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  2. Sep 29, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4971-4973)
  3. Sep 29, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1289.
  4. Sep 29, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. Sep 29, 2020Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 30, 2020Referred in Senate
  2. Sep 29, 2020Engrossed in House
  3. Sep 29, 2020Reported in House
  4. Feb 14, 2019Introduced in House

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