US SB1764 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-2-1)
Status: Introduced on June 10 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 10 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Federal Communications Commission to ensure charges for payphone services, including those in correctional institutions, are just and reasonable.
Title
Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH] | Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] |
Sen. Angus King [I-ME] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] |
Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-06-10 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
Subjects
Consumer affairs
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Science, technology, communications
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Science, technology, communications
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1764/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1764/BILLS-116s1764is.pdf |