HR 3375
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Stopping Bad Robocalls Act
Everywhere this bill has been
17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 25, 2019
Received in the Senate.
Jul 24, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 24, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 429 - 3 (Roll no. 502). (text: CR H7293-7296)
Jul 24, 2019
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7312)
Jul 24, 2019
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Jul 24, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3375.
Jul 24, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7292-7303)
Jul 24, 2019
Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 23, 2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 133.
Jul 23, 2019
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-173.
Jul 17, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.
Jul 17, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 25, 2019
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Jun 25, 2019
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 21, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Jun 20, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 20, 2019
Introduced in House
Votes taken on this bill
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| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2019 | House · vote #502 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 429–3 | See who voted → |
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Plain-English summary
Stopping Bad Robocalls Act
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take certain actions to protect consumers from robocalls.
Specifically, the FCC must
- update regulations exempting certain robocalls from criminal liability to include identified parties who may make such calls, parties who may be called, and how many times they may be called;
- require implementation of call authentication technology;
- initiate a proceeding to protect called parties from one-ring scams;
- establish the Hospital Robocall Protection Group to develop best practices for combating robocalls made to hospitals and to devise strategies for hospitals to protect against such calls;
- establish a single consortium to conduct private-led robocall tracing efforts and implement a streamlined process for private entities to voluntarily share information with the FCC;
- ensure robocall blocking services provided on an opt-out basis are free of cost and include transparency and redress options; and
- provide the Department of Justice (DOJ) with evidence of any willful, knowing, and repeated robocall violation made with an intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value.
Additionally, the bill allows a forfeiture penalty to be imposed without a prior citation where illegal robocalls were made intentionally and where inaccurate caller identification information has been provided.
Further, the DOJ must assemble an interagency working group to study and report on the prohibition of robocalls with a focus on bettering enforcement against robocalls.
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Received in the Senate.
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Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
182
D
Casten, Sean
D
Chu, Judy
CLAY, WM.
Fudge, Marcia
D
Garamendi, John
R
Gosar, Paul A.
R
Hern, Kevin
D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
R
Johnson, Dusty
Keller, Fred
Lamb, Conor
Murphy, Stephanie
Taylor, Van
BRADY, KEVIN
R
Budd, Ted
R
Calvert, Ken
D
Harder, Josh
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
Hurd, Will
Kirkpatrick, Ann
R
LaHood, Darin
R
Meuser, Daniel
R
Reschenthaler, Guy
R
Rose, John W.
D
Titus, Dina
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
D
Beatty, Joyce
Bustos, Cheri
R
Curtis, John R.
D
Frankel, Lois
D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
D
Green, Al
Hagedorn, Jim
D
Houlahan, Chrissy
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Mitchell, Paul
D
Quigley, Mike
D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
R
Wilson, Joe
D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
R
Burchett, Tim
D
Carson, André
Cheney, Liz
R
Cline, Ben
D
Costa, Jim
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
D
Larson, John B.
D
Morelle, Joseph D.
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