115 S2694 IS: Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2018 U.S. Senate 2018-04-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II 115th CONGRESS2d Session S. 2694 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 18, 2018 Mr. Schatz (for himself, Mr. Udall, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Markey, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Tester, Mr. Peters, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Baldwin, and Ms. Cantwell) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to lengthen the statute of limitations for enforcing robocall violations, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2018.

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Statute of limitations for robocall enforcement actions

(a)

Provision of inaccurate caller identification information

Section 227(e)(5)(A)(iv) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(e)(5)(A)(iv)) is amended— (1)in the heading, by striking 2-year and inserting 3-year; and (2)by striking 2 years and inserting 3 years. (b)

Use of automated telephone equipment

Section 503(b)(6)(B) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 503(b)(6)(B)) is amended— (1)by striking occurred more than 1 year and inserting the following: occurred—(i)except as provided in clause (ii), more than 1 year; and (2)by striking liability. and inserting the following: liability; or(ii)in the case of a violation of section 227(b)(1), more than 3 years prior to the date of issuance of the required notice or notice of apparent liability..

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Imposition of forfeitures without citations

Section 503(b)(5) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 503(b)(5)) is amended, in the second sentence— (1)by striking or in the case of and inserting in the case of; and (2)by inserting before the period at the end the following: , or in the case of a violation of section 227(b)(1).