No Lifeline for the Dead Act

This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission to write new rules for the Lifeline program, which helps eligible consumers pay for phone or internet service, within 120 days. Under the rules, eligibility would be determined using two national federal systems, the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Lifeline Accountability Database, and states could not opt out of them. People whose eligibility was decided without these systems would be rechecked within 180 days and removed if found ineligible. Only U.S. citizens and qualified aliens who give a Social Security number or Tribal identifier when applying could receive Lifeline assistance.

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Sponsors

• Jay Obernolte Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors