3.0.0 2355 2022-11-01T20:02:13Z 2022-11-01T20:02:13Z House HR 2019-04-25 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 68 (Thursday, April 25, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ESHOO:H.R. 2355.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clauses 3 and 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the U.S.Constitution[Page H3284]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Hearings by 2019-04-30T13:11:21Z Referred to 2019-04-26T13:39:28Z Referred to 2019-04-25T20:00:33Z ROBO Calls and Texts Act 116 1239 S 2019-04-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2019-04-30 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2019-04-26 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Committee 2019-04-25 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-04-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-04-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 N M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 2019-05-01 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2019-05-07 False P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2019-05-09 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2019-05-09 False H001090 Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] Josh Harder D CA 10 2019-05-09 False C001123 Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] Gilbert Cisneros D CA Ray 39 2019-05-14 False B001299 Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] Jim Banks R IN 3 2019-05-21 False C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] Ed Case D HI 1 2019-05-24 False E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 16 2019-05-24 False W000826 Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] Susan Wild D PA 7 2019-06-03 False L000557 Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] JOHN LARSON D CT B. 1 2019-06-06 False S001208 Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8] Elissa Slotkin D MI 8 2019-06-12 False P000614 Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] Chris Pappas D NH 1 2019-06-12 False M001166 Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] Jerry McNerney D CA 9 2019-06-12 False L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2019-06-13 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2019-06-18 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2019-06-18 False T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2019-06-26 False P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] Jimmy Panetta D CA 20 2019-07-11 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2019-07-19 False Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Consumer affairs Executive agency funding and structure Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Technology assessment Telephone and wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2019-04-25 Introduced in House 2020-01-23T21:48:34Z Regulatory Oversight Barring Obnoxious Calls and Texts Act of 2019 or the ROBO Calls and Texts Act of 2019

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a Robocall Division within the Enforcement Bureau.

The Robocall Division shall be tasked with (1) ensuring consumer protection and compliance with federal laws relating to robocalls; (2) serving as a line of communication between the federal government and the communications industry, as well as between the FCC and related federal agencies, to coordinate efforts to eliminate robocalls; and (3) managing and addressing consumer complaints regarding robocalls.

Additionally, the bill requires the FCC to compel telecommunications providers to adopt technological standards for preventing robocalls.

]]> ROBO Calls and Texts Act of 2019 Display Title ROBO Calls and Texts Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish within the Enforcement Bureau of the Commission a division that specifically addresses the issue of robocalls, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced ROBO Calls and Texts Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Regulatory Oversight Barring Obnoxious Calls and Texts Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2355ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2355ih.xml 2019-04-30 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 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.