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H.R. 721 116th Congress House

Spam Calls Task Force Act of 2019

Official title: To direct the Attorney General to convene an interagency working group to study the enforcement of section 227(b) of the Communications Act of 1934.

Introduced: February 14, 2019 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Congressional oversightDepartment of JusticeExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Communications Commission (FCC)
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 30, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jan 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Jan 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 23, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 30, 2019

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Spam Calls Task Force Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Justice to assemble an interagency working group to study and report to Congress on the enforcement of the prohibition of certain robocalls. Specifically, the working group will look into how to better enforce against robocalls by examining issues like the types of laws, policies, or constraints that could be inhibiting enforcement.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Democratic 16 Republican 6
D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 24, 2019
Lipinski, Daniel
· Jun 24, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 24, 2019
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Jun 24, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jun 13, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jun 3, 2019
KIND, RON
· May 23, 2019
Lamb, Conor
· May 23, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · May 16, 2019
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Apr 1, 2019
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Apr 1, 2019
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Mar 25, 2019
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Mar 12, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 12, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Mar 12, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Feb 14, 2019
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Feb 14, 2019
Murphy, Stephanie
· Feb 14, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 14, 2019
Graves, Garret
· Jan 23, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 721: Spam Calls Task Force Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-721/
MLA
"H.R. 721: Spam Calls Task Force Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-721/.
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H.R. 721, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-721/.
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[H.R. 721: Spam Calls Task Force Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-721/)
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