CEASE Robocalls Act

Bill: 115-hr-6943
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2018-09-27
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Consumer affairs

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-09-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Creating Enforcement Authority to Stop Enablers of Robocalls Act or the CEASE Robocalls Act</strong></p> <p>This bill&nbsp;allows the Federal Trade Commission to implement and enforce the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act&nbsp;with respect to common carriers. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6943 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 27, 2018 Mrs. Dingell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To permit the Federal Trade Commission to implement and enforce the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act with respect to certain common carriers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Creating Enforcement Authority to Stop Enablers of Robocalls Act or the CEASE Robocalls Act . 2. Authority of FTC to implement and enforce Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act (a) In general Notwithstanding any limitation in section 6 of the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act ( 15 U.S.C. 6105 ), the exceptions to the powers of the Commission under the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) relating to common carriers shall not apply to implementation or enforcement by the Commission, with respect to common carriers subject to the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) and all Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, of the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act ( 15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), the Telemarketing Sales Rule (16 C.F.R. part 310), or any other regulation issued by the Commission under section 3 of such Act ( 15 U.S.C. 6102 ). (b) Commission defined In this section, the term Commission means the Federal Trade Commission.