House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
To require the Federal Communications Commission to include safeguards for protection of subscribers of small telephone companies in any changes in the method of regulating interstate telephone service rates.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 2, 1989
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
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Latest action: Mar 13, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
47 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 30 Democrats
15 of 47 cosponsors (32%) are from the other party.
Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Bob Clement (D-TN), William Clinger (R-PA), Larry Combest (R-TX), Butler Derrick (D-SC), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Glenn English (D-OK), Lane Evans (D-IL), Dan Glickman (D-KS), Steve Gunderson (R-WI), Lee Hamilton (D-IN), Charles Hatcher (D-GA), Ed Jenkins (D-GA), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Robert Kastenmeier (D-WI), James Leath (D-TX), Richard Lehman (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Ron Marlenee (R-MT), Frank McCloskey (D-IN), Dave McCurdy (D-OK), Austin Murphy (D-PA), Howard Nielson (R-UT), James Oberstar (D-MN), David Obey (D-WI), Tommy Robinson (R-AR), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Charles Rose (D-NC) and 17 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Cooper.
- H.R. 971 (101st) Telephone Operator Consumer Services Improvement Act of 1990
- H.R. 5667 (101st) To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 to establish a deadline for the transfer of jurisdiction of the Big South Fork…
- H.R. 4181 (101st) Medicaid State Share Protection Amendments of 1990
- H.R. 1587 (101st) Rural Emergency Medical Services Improvement Act of 1989
- H.R. 1586 (101st) To require a study on medicare reimbursement for ambulance services.
- H.R. 514 (101st) Fair Food Labeling and Advertising Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.