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119th Congress

S. 3954

No Lifeline for Dead People Act

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Joni Ernst(R-IA)
Introduced
Feb 26, 2026
Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications
Committees
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Official text
Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (1)

Added later (1)

Summary

No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.

Official title: A bill to terminate the ability of eligible telecommunications carriers in certain States to use State eligibility determination processes in place of the National Verifier to determine the eligibility of consumers for Lifeline service.

Latest action(Feb 26, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

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