United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 460 (115th)
Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017
Introduced
11 January 2017
Last action
24 January 2017 · Introduced
Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sponsors
Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2], Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7], Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8], Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND], Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
Subjects
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Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require intermediate providers that offer the capability to transmit voice communications and signaling information from one destination to another, and that charge a rate to any other entity (including an affiliated entity) for such a transmission, to: (1) register with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and (2) comply with service quality standards to be established by the FCC. An "intermediate provider" is an entity that: (1) enters a business arrangement with a long-distance voice service provider that makes the initial call path choice for more than 100,000 domestic retail subscriber lines, or with another intermediate provider, to carry, route, or transmit voice traffic from a call placed from or to an end user connection using a North American Numbering Plan resource; and (2) does not itself (directly or in conjunction with an affiliate) serve as such a long-distance initial call path choice provider in the context of originating or terminating a given call. The bill prohibits such long-distance providers (including local exchange carriers, interexchange carriers, commercial mobile radio services, interconnected voice over Internet Protocol [VoIP] services, and certain non-interconnected VoIP services) from using an intermediate provider to transmit voice communications and signals unless the intermediate provider is so registered. The FCC must: (1) ensure the integrity of the transmission of voice communications to all customers in the United States, (2) prevent unjust or unreasonable discrimination among areas of the United States in the delivery of such voice communications, and (3) make a registry of intermediate providers publicly available on the FCC website. The bill shall not be construed to preempt or expand the authority of a state agency or public utility commission to collect data, or enforce state law and regulations, regarding the completion of intrastate voice communications. Certain long-distance providers that make initial call path choices are exempt from service quality standards that the FCC is required to establish under this bill if they certify under a safe harbor provision in existing FCC rules that they monitor the performance of, or do not use, intermediate providers.
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Timeline
11 January 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
11 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 January 2017
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
23 January 2017
Passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text of measure as passed: CR H582-583; H583-584)
Source: Floor
23 January 2017
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text of measure as passed: CR H582-583; H583-584)
Source: Floor
23 January 2017
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 460.
Source: Floor
23 January 2017
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H582-586; H583-586)
Source: Floor
23 January 2017
Floor
Mr. Lance moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Source: Floor
24 January 2017
Introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Referred in Senate · 24 January 2017 · Download file
- Engrossed in House · 23 January 2017 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 11 January 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Referred in Senate (text)
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Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 24 January 2017
Referred in Senate (PDF)
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Engrossed in House (text)
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Passed House without amendment
summary · EN · 23 January 2017
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017
- related to ← RAY BAUM'S Act of 2018
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/460
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/460
- us · 115-hr-460 · source updated 5 December 2025