3.0.0 5572 2023-01-11T13:32:43Z 2023-01-11T13:32:43Z House HR 2016-06-23 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 101 (Thursday, June 23, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:H.R. 5572.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 7[Page H4175]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-06-23T06:30:52Z FCC Reauthorization Act of 2016 114 2644 S 2016-09-20 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 637. Related bill CRS 2016-06-23 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2016-06-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-06-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 N G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2016-06-23 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2016-06-23 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 2016-06-23 True B001286 Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] Cheri Bustos D IL 17 2016-07-06 False Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Telecommunication rates and fees Telephone and wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2016-06-23 Introduced in House 2016-08-10T18:29:19Z Protect Consumers from Phony Phone Charges Act of 2016

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to complete a rulemaking proceeding relating to the placing of unauthorized charges on a consumer's telephone bill (commonly referred to as "cramming"). The FCC must consider whether to issue a rule that requires blocking the placement of third-party charges on a consumer's wireline, wireless, or bundled services telephone bill under the criteria it relied upon when it entered into a consent decree relating to cramming with mobile voice and data service providers.

]]> Protect Consumers from Phony Phone Charges Act of 2016 Display Title Protect Consumers from Phony Phone Charges Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To require the Federal Communications Commission to complete a rulemaking proceeding relating to placing unauthorized charges on the telecommunications bill of a consumer. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Protect Consumers from Phony Phone Charges Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5572ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5572ih.xml 2016-06-23 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.