Federal Communications Commission Reporting Modernization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-819
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2019-03-14
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Civil actions and liability

Congressional oversight

Consumer affairs

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Marketing and advertising

Telecommunication rates and fees

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Federal Communications Commission Reporting Modernization Act of 2019</strong></p> <p>This bill revises the Federal Communications Commission reporting requirements relating to robocalls and spoofed calls (i.e., falsified caller ID) to provide certain information about the number of complaints, citations, and notices of apparent liability, including the amount of each proposed forfeiture penalty, the person issued such notice, and the status of such forfeiture proceeding.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 819 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 14, 2019 Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. Schatz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To modernize the reporting requirement under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Communications Commission Reporting Modernization Act of 2019 . 2. TCPA enforcement report Section 227(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 227(h) ) is amended to read as follows: (h) TCPA enforcement report The Commission shall submit an annual report to Congress regarding the enforcement during the preceding year of laws, regulations, and policies relating to robocalls and spoofed calls, which report shall include— (1) the number of complaints received by the Commission during the year alleging that a consumer received a robocall or spoofed call; (2) the number of citations issued by the Commission pursuant to section 503 during the year to enforce any law, regulation, or policy relating to a robocall or spoofed call; (3) the number of notices of apparent liability issued by the Commission pursuant to section 503 during the year to enforce any law, regulation, or policy relating to a robocall or spoofed call; and (4) for each notice referred to in paragraph (3)— (A) the amount of the proposed forfeiture penalty involved; (B) the person to whom the notice was issued; and (C) the status of the proceeding. .