S 626
116th Congress
Senate
Science, Technology, Communications
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Debt collection
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Public contracts and procurement
Telephone and wireless communication
HANGUP Act
Introduced: February 28, 2019
Introduced by:
Markey, Edward J.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb 28, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls Act of 2019 or the HANGUP Act
This bill prohibits a debt collector from robocalling or texting without consent an individual for purposes of collecting a debt owed to or guaranteed by the federal government.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1