3.0.0 1304 2022-11-01T16:32:54Z 2022-11-01T16:32:54Z House HR 2019-02-15 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 30 (Friday, February 15, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana:H.R. 1304.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution,specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the commondefense and general welfare of the United States).[Page H2039]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2019-02-19T21:16:46Z Referred to 2019-02-15T15:01:20Z 2019-02-19 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. Committee 2019-02-15 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-02-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-02-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000577 Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] Garret Graves R LA 6 N C001111 Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] Charlie Crist D FL 13 2019-02-15 True M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 2019-02-22 False Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Fraud offenses and financial crimes Public contracts and procurement Telephone and wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2019-02-15 Introduced in House 2019-08-22T14:29:54Z This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to establish a robocaller bounty pilot program to reduce covered calls by egregious violators. A covered call is generally one that (1) is made by an automatic dialing system, (2) uses an artificial or prerecorded voice and is not initiated for emergency purposes, or (3) violates the do-not-call-registry.

The FTC must provide monetary compensation for the identification and prevention of covered calls and enable participants to share funds recovered from violations.

]]> To require the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, to establish a robocaller bounty pilot program, and for other purposes. Display Title To require the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, to establish a robocaller bounty pilot program, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To require the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, to establish a robocaller bounty pilot program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1304ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1304ih.xml 2019-02-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection 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.