US Congress House Bill 3638 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on September 29 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-10-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission to adopt regulations on the use of inmate telephone and video services that enable persons incarcerated in correctional institutions to originate calls at payphones, telephones, or video kiosks designated for the personal use of prisoners. The regulations must: (1) prescribe a maximum uniform per-minute rate and service connection or other per-call rate, (2) prescribe variable maximum rates depending on factors such as carrier costs and the size of the correctional facility, (3) require providers of inmate telephone and video service to offer both collect calling and prepaid debit account services, (4) prohibit or limit the payment of commissions by such providers to administrators of correctional facilities based upon the revenue of the service, (5) require such administrators to allow more than one service provider at a facility so that prisoners have a choice, and (6) prohibit or substantially limit any ancillary fees that are in addition to the per-minute rate and connection charge.

Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2015

Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]
Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Robert Dold [R-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-10-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
2015-09-29	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2015-09-29	House	Introduced in House

HB3543 (Related) 2015-10-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
SB2054 (Related) 2015-09-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3638/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3638/BILLS-114hr3638ih.pdf