H.R. 678: PHONE Act of 2021
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H.R. 678: PHONE Act of 2021
117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-01 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-01 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] · what a sponsor is
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- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
PHONE Act of 2021
Plain summary
Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2021 or the PHONE Act of 2021 This bill restricts the reassignment of a telephone number assigned to a subscriber for the provision of fixed wireline voice service. Specifically, for up to one year after a major disaster has been declared, a number may not be reassigned except at the request of the subscriber. At the request of a subscriber, this prohibition must be extended for an additional year. Further, a subscriber may cancel service without a cancellation fee and resubscribe with the same number and no fee if the subscriber is located in a disaster area and the residence where the number is located is inaccessible or uninhabitable.
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Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] · 16 cosponsors
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Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), André Carson (D-IN)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] reported raising $5.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr678.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr678 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117