United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3546 (115th)
End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2017
Introduced
28 July 2017
Last action
4 August 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Sponsors
Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8], Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8], Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17], Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10], Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12], Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5], Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36], Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7], Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5], Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1], Paul Cook, Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1], Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2], Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7], Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1], Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3], Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2], Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2], Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1], Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3], Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6], Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2017 This bill prohibits a provider of commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service from receiving universal service support through the Lifeline program, which provides subsidies for discounts on monthly telephone or broadband service to qualifying low-income consumers. For 2018, telecommunications carriers must contribute to the universal service fund based on mobile service support provided in 2017. The amounts collected for mobile services must be used for deficit reduction.
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Timeline
28 July 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
28 July 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 July 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 August 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 28 July 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Paul Cook · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2016
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3546
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3546
- us · 115-hr-3546 · source updated 11 August 2025