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HR 3780 116th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Consumer affairs Crime prevention Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Fraud offenses and financial crimes Health facilities and institutions Hospital care Intergovernmental relations Telephone and wireless communication

Protecting Patients and Doctors from Unlawful Robocalls Act of 2019

Introduced: July 16, 2019 Introduced by: Dingell, Debbie Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jul 17, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Jul 16, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 16, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Patients and Doctors from Unlawful Robocalls Act of 2019

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish the Hospital Robocall Protection Group to develop best practices for combating unlawful robocalls made to hospitals and to devise strategies for hospitals to protect themselves from such calls.

What's happening now July 17, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 151 Related bill Pallone-Thune TRACED Act
  • HR 3375 Related bill Stopping Bad Robocalls Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3780: Protecting Patients and Doctors from Unlawful Robocalls Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3780/
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"H.R. 3780: Protecting Patients and Doctors from Unlawful Robocalls Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3780/.
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H.R. 3780, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3780/.
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