House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
No Lifeline for the Dead Act
Official title: To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations to improve the Lifeline program of the Commission, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Jay Obernolte R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 17, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 17, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7963.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. OBERNOLTE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 48, March 17, 2026, Page H2551):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 17, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7963, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7963
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jay Obernolte.
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- H.R. 2385 (119th) CREATE AI Act of 2025
- H.R. 4464 (119th) Preventive Health Savings Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.