H.R. 6836 seeks to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to implement a moratorium on reassigning phone numbers after a disaster has been declared. The bill proposes that during a designated disaster period, phone numbers for fixed wireline voice service cannot be reassigned...
Simple Explanation
When a big storm or disaster happens, this bill wants to make sure people can keep their home phone numbers without getting charged extra, even if they can't live in their house for a while. It also tells phone companies they should help people connect their phones again once they're back home, without charging them more money.