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H.R. 266House114th Congress (2015-2017)In Committee

End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2015

Sponsored by Austin ScottRep. Austin Scott (R-GA)
Introduced January 9, 2015

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Communications and Technology Subcommittee

January 16, 2015

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January 9, 2015

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce Committee

January 9, 2015

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Communications and Technology Subcommittee

January 16, 2015

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Introduced in HouseIssued January 9, 2015

I

114th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 266

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 9, 2015

Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service and commercial mobile data service through the Lifeline program.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2015.

2.

Prohibition on Lifeline support for mobile service

(a)

In general

A provider of commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service may not receive universal service support under sections 214(e) and 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 214(e); 254) for the provision of such service through the Lifeline program of the Federal Communications Commission.

(b)

Definitions

In this section:

(1)

Commercial mobile data service

The term commercial mobile data service has the meaning given such term in section 6001 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1401).

(2)

Commercial mobile service

The term commercial mobile service has the meaning given such term in section 332 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332).