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H.R. 4832: RESTORED Act of 2018

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H.R. 4832: RESTORED Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-01-18 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-01-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

RESTORED Act of 2018

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

RESTORED Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr4832 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115