H.R. 989: To prohibit the use of funds for the Lifeline program, and for other purposes.

Introduced:
Mar 06, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX17]
Status:
Referred to Committee

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Progress
Introduced Mar 06, 2013
Referred to Committee Mar 06, 2013
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Passed Senate ...
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Prognosis

13% chance of getting past committee.
2% chance of being enacted.

Only 11% of House bills made it past committee and only 3% were enacted in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

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Last updated Mar 06, 2013.
2 pages

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3/6/2013--Introduced.
Rescinds $2.2 billion from the unobligated balances of funds available to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for salaries and expenses for FY2013. Prohibits the funds made available to the FCC for FY2013 salaries and expenses from being used for the Lifeline program (a program that provides discounts on telephone service to qualifying low-income consumers).
Increases the FY2013 amounts otherwise made available to:
(1) the Department of Transportation (DOT) for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operations by $500 million, and
(2) the Department of Defense (DOD) for Navy operation and maintenance by $1.6 billion.

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