The campaign's organizers point to Seattle's commitment, a bill in Vermont's state senate, a resolution to be considered by the United Church of Christ General Synod in June, and citizen-led campaigns in Portland, St . Louis and New York City.
The commitments in this bill will constitute the new budget base line.
The government's own commitment to the bill is not entirely clear.
Another White House official, who insisted on anonymity to avoid overshadowing the State of the Union address, said President Obama would restate his commitment to a bill that addresses global warming along with measures to increase energy efficiency and clean-energy technology.
Where higher value council houses are forced to be sold to fund housing association right-to-buy discounts, there will now be a commitment in the bill that these should be replaced one-for-one (and two-for-one in London).
After initially avoiding a commitment to the bill, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg endorsed the proposal last Friday.
Larger players like AT&T and Savvis advertise hourly service packages, but usually leave mention of monthly commitments and minimum billing floors to the fine print.
Mr Davey gave way last year to demands from the chancellor to drop a commitment in the bill for almost all electricity to be generated from low-carbon sources like wind and nuclear by 2030.
Asked for comment, a spokeswoman for Schneiderman referred to a prior statement that said the campaign is "honoring its commitments and paying bills in accordance with applicable law and precedent".
ICDDR,B acknowledges with gratitude the commitment of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the Centre's research efforts.
He then demanded commitments to support the bill from Republicans who were eager to get his backing for their campaigns in November.
