More than 250 Groups Urge Lawmakers to Sign ACP Discharge Petition
The measure would force a House vote without the blessing of Speaker Mike Johnson.
WASHINGTON, April 15, 2024 – More than 250 advocacy groups and local governments sent a letter on Monday urging House members to back an effort to force a floor vote on shoring up the Affordable Connectivity Program.
Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, introduced a discharge petition last week that, if signed by a majority of the House, would force the ACP Extension Act out of committee to be voted on by the entire chamber. The bill, introduced by Clarke in January, would infuse the program with $7 billion.
