HOUSE 721116th CongressSubcommittee Hearings Held.
Spam Calls Task Force Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 4/30/2019
Actions
- 2019-04-30Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- 2019-01-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- 2019-01-23Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2019-01-23Introduced in House
- 2019-01-23Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-23 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (20)
- Garret Graves (R-LA)
- Matt Cartwright (D-PA)
- WALTER JONES (R-NC)
- BENNIE THOMPSON (D-MS)
- Mark Takano (D-CA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- Stephanie Murphy (D-FL)
- Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA)
- Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
- James Himes (D-CT)
- Anthony Brindisi (D-NY)
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- Brian Mast (R-FL)
- ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Cynthia Axne (D-IA)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Justice
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government studies and investigations
- International law and treaties
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Telephone and wireless communication
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