3.0.0 4832 2023-01-11T13:38:59Z 2023-01-11T13:38:59Z House HR 2018-01-18 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 11 (Thursday, January 18, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CRAMER:H.R. 4832.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is insection 8 of article I of the Constitution.[Page H554]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2018-01-19T21:30:06Z Referred to 2018-01-18T15:03:40Z 2018-01-19 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Committee 2018-01-18 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2018-01-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-01-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001096 Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] Kevin Cramer R ND N Science, Technology, Communications Disaster relief and insurance Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Telephone and wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2018-01-18 Introduced in House 2018-05-01T15:38:58Z Restoring Economic Strength and Telecommunications Operations by Releasing Expected Dollars Act of 2018 or the RESTORED Act of 2018

This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow a telecommunications carrier to use funds provided from the Universal Service High Cost program to aid in the restoration of telecommunications capabilities after a presidentially declared major disaster or emergency if the carrier repairs its network as quickly and widely as possible to restore service, and uses such funds only in an area that is substantially unserved by facilities-based providers of residential fixed voice and broadband service that do not receive high cost support funds.

]]> RESTORED Act of 2018 Display Title RESTORED Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify that an eligible telecommunications carrier may use high cost universal service support to aid in the restoration of telecommunications capabilities in an area in which the President has declared a major disaster or emergency and may elect to receive an advance payment of such support. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced RESTORED Act of 2018 Short Titles as Introduced Restoring Economic Strength and Telecommunications Operations by Releasing Expected Dollars Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4832ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4832ih.xml 2018-01-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.