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Senate bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-125

A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for the designation of common carriers not subject to the jurisdiction of a State commission as eligible telecommunications carriers.

S. 1354Introduced Oct 31, 1997Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Became law on Dec 1, 1997.

Sponsor: Sen. John McCain R-AZ
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Where it went

Latest action: Dec 1, 1997 — Became Public Law No: 105-125.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1354.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1354, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

5 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats

3 of 5 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.

Ben Campbell (R-CO), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Theodore Stevens (R-AK).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. John McCain.

Sponsor’s state and district

Arizona in Congress

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.