Rural Telephone Bank Amendment Act of 1981

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 date for such stock to be redeemed and retired by the telephone bank 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

1. 25 March 1981

   Introduced

   Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 25 March 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 27 March 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department.

   Source: Committee

4. 30 April 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Agriculture received executive comment from Agriculture Department. Unfavorable.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 25 March 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] · D · Sponsor
• · ssaf00 · Standing

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