Phone The White House Act

Bill: 115-hr-841
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2017-02-02
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Executive Office of the President

Executive agency funding and structure

Government information and archives

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Public participation and lobbying

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-02-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Phone the White House Act </b></p> <p>This bill specifies that no funds are authorized to be appropriated to the Executive Office of the President for any period during which a system is not in effect in which members of the public may submit comments to the office by telephone. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 841 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 2, 2017 Ms. Speier (for herself, Mr. Cohen , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Pingree , Ms. DeLauro , Ms. Shea-Porter , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Meeks , Mr. Soto , Ms. Slaughter , Mr. Takano , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Eshoo , and Mr. Ellison ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To prohibit the appropriation of funds to the Executive Office of the President until the restoration of the White House phone-in comment line.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Phone The White House Act . 2. Prohibition on funds No funds are authorized to be appropriated to the Executive Office of the President for any period during which a system is not in effect in which members of the public may submit comments to the Office by telephone.