Protect Consumers from Phony Phone Charges Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5572
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2016-06-23
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Telecommunication rates and fees

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2016-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-06-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protect Consumers from Phony Phone Charges Act of 2016</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to complete a rulemaking proceeding relating to the placing of unauthorized charges on a consumer's telephone bill (commonly referred to as "cramming"). The FCC must consider whether to issue a rule that requires blocking the placement of third-party charges on a consumer's wireline, wireless, or bundled services telephone bill under the criteria it relied upon when it entered into a consent decree relating to cramming with mobile voice and data service providers.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5572 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 23, 2016 Ms. Schakowsky (for herself, Mr. Gene Green of Texas , Mr. Grijalva , and Mr. Honda ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Federal Communications Commission to complete a rulemaking proceeding relating to placing unauthorized charges on the telecommunications bill of a consumer.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Consumers from Phony Phone Charges Act of 2016 . 2. Rulemaking relating to cramming (a) Definition In this section, the term cramming means the act of placing unauthorized charges on a wireline, wireless, or bundled services telephone bill of a consumer. (b) Rulemaking Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall complete a rulemaking proceeding relating to cramming, during which the Commission shall consider whether to issue a rule to require blocking the placement of third-party charges on a wireline, wireless, or bundled services telephone bill of a consumer under the criteria upon which the Commission relied when the Commission entered into a consent decree relating to cramming with any mobile voice and data service provider.