[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 932 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 932

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to 
            third-party charges on consumer telephone bills.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 29, 2016

Ms. Schakowsky (for herself, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
 Honda, and Mrs. Bustos) submitted the following resolution; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to 
            third-party charges on consumer telephone bills.

Whereas telephone companies are required to permit third parties to bill for 
        services on a consumer's monthly telephone bill in certain 
        circumstances;
Whereas ``cramming'' is the act of placing unauthorized charges on a wireline, 
        wireless, or bundled services telephone bill of a consumer;
Whereas the Federal Communications Commission estimates that cramming has harmed 
        tens of millions of people in the United States; and
Whereas existing protections against cramming have not prevented harm to 
        consumers: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
protections against cramming should be improved and consumers should be 
empowered to stop unwanted third-party charges on their telephone 
bills.
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