3.0.0 7131 2023-01-11T13:41:02Z 2023-01-11T13:41:02Z House HR 2018-11-14 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 180 (Wednesday, November 14, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. THOMPSON of California:H.R. 7131.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Constitution of United States of America, Article I[Page H9526]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-11-14T17:01:25Z 2018-11-14 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2018-11-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-11-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 N R000607 Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19] Francis Rooney R FL 19 2018-11-14 True Science, Technology, Communications Disaster relief and insurance Telecommunication rates and fees Telephone and wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2018-11-14 Introduced in House 2019-08-20T22:50:47Z 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.

]]> Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2018 Display Title Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for a moratorium on number reassignment after a disaster declaration, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr7131ih/xml/BILLS-115hr7131ih.xml 2018-11-14 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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.