HB 3148 — Makes permanent the plan of assistance for low-income customers for telecommunication services.
Congress · introduced 2024-12-31
Digest: Repeals the sunset on the Oregon Lifeline plan. Makes changes to the assistance that the plan provides. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Makes permanent the plan of assistance for low-income customers for telecommunication services. Renames the plan of assistance the Oregon Lifeline plan. Adds to the assistance provided to low-income customers a one-time personal computing device benefit for the purchase of an Internet-enabled computer and ancillary devices. Repeals the requirement but still permits the Public Utility Commission to use part of the surcharge assessed on retail telecommunications subscribers for marketing and outreach activities to increase participation in the plan of assistance. Repeals the Oregon Telephone Assistance Program Advisory Committee. Directs the commission to adopt rules to carry out the provisions of the Act not later than December 1, 2026. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Latest action: — Chapter Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Marsh, Pam (D, OR-5) — sponsor
- Smith, David Brock (R, OR-1) — sponsor
- Wright, Boomer (R, OR-9) — cosponsor
- Gomberg, David (D, OR-10) — cosponsor
- Andersen, Tom (D, OR-19) — cosponsor
- Pham, Hai (D, OR-36) — cosponsor
- Chotzen, Willy (D, OR-46) — cosponsor
- Kropf, Jason (D, OR-54) — cosponsor
- Grayber, Dacia (D, OR-28) — cosponsor
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Inbound (9)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | Andersen, Tom | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Chotzen, Willy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Gomberg, David | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Grayber, Dacia | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Kropf, Jason | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Pham, Hai | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Wright, Boomer | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Marsh, Pam | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Smith, David Brock | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marsh, Pam (D, state_lower OR-5) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Smith, David Brock (R, state_upper OR-1) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Andersen, Tom (D, state_lower OR-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Chotzen, Willy (D, state_lower OR-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Gomberg, David (D, state_lower OR-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Grayber, Dacia (D, state_lower OR-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Kropf, Jason (D, state_lower OR-54) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Pham, Hai (D, state_lower OR-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Wright, Boomer (R, state_lower OR-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Gomberg, David (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Chotzen, Willy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Andersen, Tom (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Smith, David Brock (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Pham, Hai (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Kropf, Jason (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Grayber, Dacia (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Marsh, Pam (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Wright, Boomer (cosponsor) · sponsorship