HANGUP Act

Bill: 114-hr-4682
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2016-03-03
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Debt collection

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2016-03-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-03-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls Act of 2016 or the HANGUP Act </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 to repeal provisions that authorize the use of automated telephone equipment to call cellular telephones for the purpose of collecting debts owed to the U.S. government. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4682 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 3, 2016 Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Ms. Eshoo ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To repeal debt collection amendments made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls Act of 2016 or as the HANGUP Act . 2. Repeal of debt collection amendments (a) In general Section 227(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 227(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking , unless such call is made solely to collect a debt owed to or guaranteed by the United States ; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking , is made solely pursuant to the collection of a debt owed to or guaranteed by the United States, ; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (F), by adding and at the end; (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking ; and at the end and inserting a period; and (C) by striking subparagraph (H). (b) Regulations Section 301(b) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 is repealed.