Locking Up Robocallers Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3325
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
Introduced: 2019-06-18
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Department of Justice

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Government information and archives

Intergovernmental relations

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Locking Up Robocallers Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission, upon obtaining evidence that suggests an intentional robocall violation, to provide such evidence to the Department of Justice and to report annually on the number and type of such instances. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3325 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 18, 2019 Mr. McEachin (for himself, Mr. Olson , Mr. Kim , Mrs. Brooks of Indiana , Mr. Brindisi , and Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Federal Communications Commission to provide evidence of certain robocall violations to the Attorney General.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Locking Up Robocallers Act of 2019 . 2. Provision of evidence of certain robocall violations to Attorney General (a) In general If the Chief of the Enforcement Bureau of the Commission obtains evidence that suggests a willful, knowing, and repeated robocall violation with an intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value, the Chief of the Enforcement Bureau shall provide such evidence to the Attorney General. (b) Report to Congress Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Commission shall publish on its website and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that— (1) states the number of instances during the preceding year in which the Chief of the Enforcement Bureau provided the evidence described in subsection (a) to the Attorney General; and (2) contains a general summary of the types of robocall violations to which such evidence relates. (c) Rules of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the ability of the Commission or the Chief of the Enforcement Bureau under other law— (1) to refer a matter to the Attorney General; or (2) to pursue or continue pursuit of an enforcement action in a matter with respect to which the Chief of the Enforcement Bureau provided the evidence described in subsection (a) to the Attorney General. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission. (2) Robocall violation The term robocall violation means a violation of subsection (b) or (e) of section 227 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 227 ).