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House bill · 110th 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. 278Introduced Jan 5, 2007Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Sponsor: Rep. Barbara Cubin R-WY
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 2, 2007 — 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

51 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 36 Democrats

36 of 51 cosponsors (71%) are from the other party.

Thomas Allen (D-ME), Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Brian Baird (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Dan Boren (D-OK), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Henry Brown (R-SC), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Phil Hare (D-IL), Jane Harman (D-CA), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Jay Inslee (D-WA), Timothy Johnson (R-IL), Ron Kind (D-WI), Steve King (R-IA), John Kuhl (R-NY), Tom Latham (R-IA), David Loebsack (D-IA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Edward Markey (D-MA), Jim Marshall (D-GA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA) and 21 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 110th 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.