United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1723 (97th)
Rural Telephone Bank Amendment Act of 1981
Introduced
5 February 1981
Last action
18 May 1981 · Committee
Status
For Further Action See H.R.3603.
Sponsors
Rep. Jones, Ed [D-TN-8], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3], Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20], Rep. Coelho, Anthony Lee [D-CA-15], Rep. Boner, William H. [D-TN-5], Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
29 August 2025
Summary
Rural Telephone Bank Amendment Act of 1981 - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to require the United States to purchase class A stock to fund the Rural Telephone Bank through 1991 until such stock equals $600,000,000. Extends the deadline for such stock to be redeemed and retired by the telephone bank to as soon as practicable after September 30, 1995. Eliminates the minimum amount of class A and class B stock which must be issued before class A stock may be retired.
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Timeline
5 February 1981
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Source: IntroReferral
5 February 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 February 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 February 1981
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development.
Source: Committee
23 February 1981
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Source: Committee
16 March 1981
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
6 April 1981
Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Source: Committee
28 April 1981
Committee
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.
Source: Committee
18 May 1981
Committee
For Further Action See H.R.3603.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 5 February 1981
Sponsors
- Rep. Jones, Ed [D-TN-8] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Coelho, Anthony Lee [D-CA-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boner, William H. [D-TN-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsag00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Food and Agriculture Act of 1981
- related to ← Rural Telephone Bank Amendment Act of 1981
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/1723
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/hr/1723
- us · 97-hr-1723 · source updated 29 August 2025