United States · Resolution · SRES
S.Res. 157 (113th)
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas.
Introduced
23 May 2013
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Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 276.
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Summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) all telephone service providers must appropriately complete calls to all areas of the United States regardless of the technology used by such providers; (2) no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in rural areas; and (3) the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should pursue violators of FCC rules, impose enforcement actions to discourage such uncompleted calls and unreasonable discrimination, and establish a definitive solution to discrimination against telephone users in rural areas.
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6 official files
Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 19 December 2013
Reported to Senate (PDF)
Reported to Senate · EN · 19 December 2013
Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 19 December 2013
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 23 May 2013
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 23 May 2013
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 23 May 2013
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-resolution/157
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/sres/157