3.0.0 1602 2022-11-01T17:17:23Z 2022-11-01T17:17:23Z House HR 2019-03-07 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 41 (Thursday, March 7, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee:H.R. 1602.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Article I, Section 8, the Necessary and ProperClause. Congress shall have power to make all laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing powers and all Powers vested by this Constitutionin the Government of the United States, or in any Departmentof Officer thereof.[Page H2585]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2019-03-08T22:07:52Z Referred to 2019-03-07T15:09:00Z TRACED Act 116 2015 HR 2019-04-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Identical bill CRS Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act 116 151 S 2019-12-30 Became Public Law No: 116-105. Identical bill CRS Spam Calls Task Force Act of 2019 116 721 HR 2019-04-30 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS 2019-03-08 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Committee 2019-03-07 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-03-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000392 Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] David Kustoff R TN 8 N P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2019-03-27 False L000589 Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] Debbie Lesko R AZ 8 2019-06-11 False Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Department of Justice Executive agency funding and structure Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government studies and investigations Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Marketing and advertising Right of privacy Telephone and wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2019-03-07 Introduced in House 2019-09-16T20:35:55Z Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act or the TRACED Act

This bill implements a forfeiture penalty for violations (with or without intent) of the prohibition on certain robocalls. The bill also removes an annual reporting requirement for enforcement relating to unsolicited facsimile advertisements.

The bill requires voice service providers to develop call authentication technologies.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) shall promulgate rules establishing when a provider may block a voice call based on information provided by the call authentication framework, but also must establish a process to permit a calling party adversely affected by the framework to verify the authenticity of their calls. The FCC shall also initiate a rulemaking to help protect a subscriber from receiving unwanted calls or texts from a caller using an unauthenticated number.

This bill requires the Department of Justice and the FCC 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.

The bill requires the FCC to initiate a proceeding to determine whether its policies regarding access to number resources could be modified to help reduce access to numbers by potential robocall violators.

]]> TRACED Act Display Title TRACED Act Official Title as Introduced To deter criminal robocall violations and improve enforcement of section 227(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced TRACED Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1602ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1602ih.xml 2019-03-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. 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.