# 116-hr-1289: PHONE Act of 2020

116-hr-1289, PHONE Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-1289
- Congress: 116
- Title: PHONE Act of 2020
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Introduced: 2019-02-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 36
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2019 This bill restricts the reassignment of telephone numbers during a declared major disaster. Specifically, a number may not be reassigned except at the request of the subscriber during a period in which a major disaster has been declared. The bill also allows a subscriber to cancel service without a cancellation fee and to subscribe again with the same number with no fee if the subscriber is located in a disaster area and the disaster resulted in certain types of damage to the subscriber's residence.

## Cosponsors (36)

- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2019-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2019-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2019-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2019-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2019-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2019-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2019-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2019-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2019-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2019-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2019-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2019-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2019-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2019-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2019-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2019-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2019-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2019-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2019-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2019-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] (D-SC), 2019-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2019-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2019-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2019-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2019-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2019-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2019-08-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2019-08-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2019-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2019-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2019-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2019-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
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- 116-hr-943: Never Again Education Act
- 116-hr-724: PACT Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-1289 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1289)

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- [116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1830)
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