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HR 9158 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

CALL Act of 2022

Introduced: October 7, 2022 Introduced by: Moulton, Seth Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
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To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Oct 7, 2022
Introduced in House
Oct 7, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Create Accountability and Liability Against Lifeline Attacks Act of 2022 or the CALL Act of 2022

This bill establishes a new criminal offense for intentionally impeding the 9-8-8 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (including the Veterans Crisis Line).

Specifically, the bill prohibits an individual from making a wire communication or an electronic communication to the lifeline with the intent to impede the provision of services through or the operation of the lifeline. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to six months, or both.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 2
R
Owens, Burgess
Utah · Nov 17, 2022
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 18, 2022
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Oct 18, 2022
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 18, 2022
Cárdenas, Tony
· Oct 7, 2022
Stewart, Chris
· Oct 7, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9158: CALL Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9158/
MLA
"H.R. 9158: CALL Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9158/.
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H.R. 9158, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9158/.
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[H.R. 9158: CALL Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9158/)
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