Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5376
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]
Introduced: 2014-07-31
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Telecommunication rates and fees

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2014-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-07-31
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2014 - Prohibits a provider of commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service from receiving universal service support under specified provisions of the Communications Act of 1934 for the provision of such service through the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Lifeline program (a program that provides discounts on monthly telephone service to qualifying low-income consumers).</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5376 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service and commercial mobile data service through the Lifeline program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2014 . 2. Prohibition on Lifeline support for mobile service (a) In general A provider of commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service may not receive universal service support under sections 214(e) and 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 214(e) ; 254) for the provision of such service through the Lifeline program of the Federal Communications Commission. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Commercial mobile data service The term commercial mobile data service has the meaning given such term in section 6001 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 ( 47 U.S.C. 1401 ). (2) Commercial mobile service The term commercial mobile service has the meaning given such term in section 332 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 332 ).