S. 96 · 115th Congress · enacted
Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017
Became Public Law No: 115-129.
Latest official action 2018-02-26 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on March 21, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require intermediate providers that offer the capability to transmit voice communications and signaling information from one destination to another, and that charge a rate to any other entity (including an affiliated entity) for such a transmission, to: (1) register with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and (2) comply with service quality standards to be established by the FCC. An "intermediate provider" is an entity that: (1) enters a business arrangement with a long-distance voice service provider that makes the initial call path choice for more than 100,000 domestic retail subscriber lines, or with another intermediate provider, to carry, route, or transmit voice traffic from a call placed from or to an end user connection using a North American Numbering Plan resource; and (2) does not itself (directly or in conjunction with an affiliate) serve as such a long-distance initial call path choice provider in the context of originating or terminating a given call. The bill prohibits such long-distance providers (including local exchange carriers, interexchange carriers, commercial mobile radio services, interconnected…
Congressional Research Service · 2018-02-26
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Amy Klobuchar
Senate · MN · Democratic
$116,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Thune
Senate · SD · Republican
$857,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Angus S. King, Jr.
Senate · ME · Independent
$33,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Chuck Grassley
Senate · IA · Republican
$57,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Joni Ernst
Senate · IA · Republican
$328,620PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mike Rounds
Senate · SD · Republican
$1,655,055PAC receipts · 2025–2026
8 of 8 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$74,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $21,250
Joni Ernst · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $48,250
Official PAC recordTHE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$23,500
Amy Klobuchar · Sponsor · $5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joni Ernst · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC$21,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joni Ernst · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$21,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Joni Ernst · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBEST AT BRINGING ENTREPRENEURIAL RESULTS NEVER IMAGINED OR ENVISIONED PAC$20,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joni Ernst · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGROWTH ENERGY PAC$20,000
TOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC$20,000
SAMMONS ENTERPRISES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$18,500
Amy Klobuchar · Sponsor · $3,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordALABAMA FIRST PAC$15,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
ARKANSAS FOR LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARKPAC)$15,000
ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Amy Klobuchar · Sponsor · $5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Angus S. King, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC$15,000
BOOTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$15,000
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$15,000
CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC$15,000
DAKOTA PAC$15,000
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$15,000
GOOGLE LLC NETPAC$15,000
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
SEND IN THE SEAL PAC$15,000
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$15,000
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,500
MCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $7,500
Angus S. King, Jr. · Cosponsor · $4,000
Joni Ernst · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordMINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC)$14,000
Amy Klobuchar · Sponsor · $2,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Joni Ernst · Cosponsor · $1,500
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$14,000
HUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,500
HY-VEE INC EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $7,500
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordJOBS OPPORTUNITY NOW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,500
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$13,500
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$12,500
CONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC$12,500
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
FASPAC FAREWAY STORES INC PAC$12,500
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
Dated agency-reported implementation and uptake measures are shown with their scope. They do not by themselves establish causal success. If no evidence is listed, the outcome is not established.
Measured outcome: not established
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