S 3954 United States Senate · 119th Congress

No Lifeline for Dead People Act

This bill requires telecommunications companies to use a federal system called the National Verifier to check if customers qualify for the Lifeline program, which provides discounted phone or internet service. It stops carriers in certain states from using their own state-run verification methods instead of the federal system. The law applies to all companies that currently offer Lifeline service and mandates they verify every customer's eligibility through the National Verifier before providing the discounted service. This change aims to standardize how eligibility is confirmed across different states and prevent duplicate benefits.
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Introduced Feb 26, 2026 Last action Feb 26, 2026
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Feb 26, 2026
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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