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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

To amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act.

H.R. 2533Introduced May 23, 2005Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Sponsor: Rep. Barbara Cubin R-WY
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 17, 2005 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

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

118 cosponsors — 38 Republicans, 79 Democrats, 1 independent

80 of 118 cosponsors (68%) are from the other party.

Thomas Allen (D-ME), Richard Baker (R-LA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Melissa Bean (D-IL), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Dan Boren (D-OK), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Jim Costa (D-CA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Lincoln Davis (D-TN), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Lane Evans (D-IL), Bob Filner (D-CA), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Barney Frank (D-MA), Jim Gerlach (R-PA) and 88 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Barbara Cubin.

Sponsor’s state and district

Wyoming in Congress · WY at-large district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.