United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 7131 (115th)
Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2018
Introduced
14 November 2018
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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11 August 2025
Summary
Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2018 This bill restricts the reassignment of telephone numbers during a declared major disaster. Specifically, a number may not be reassigned except at the request of the subscriber during a period in which a major disaster has been declared. The bill also allows a subscriber to cancel service without a cancellation fee and to subscribe again with the same number with no fee if the subscriber is located in a disaster area and the disaster resulted in certain types of damage to the subscriber's residence.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 November 2018
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Introduced in House · EN · 14 November 2018
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 14 November 2018
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/7131
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/7131