Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1575
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2019-03-06
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Civil actions and liability

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill extends the statute of limitations for enforcing robocall violations and authorizes the Federal Communications Commission to pursue violations of robocall rules without first issuing a citation. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1575 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2019 Mr. Van Drew introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to lengthen the statute of limitations for enforcing robocall violations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2019 . 2. Statute of limitations for robocall enforcement actions (a) Provision of inaccurate caller identification information Section 227(e)(5)(A)(iv) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 227(e)(5)(A)(iv) ) is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking 2-year and inserting 3-year ; and (2) by striking 2 years and inserting 3 years . (b) Use of automated telephone equipment Section 503(b)(6)(B) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 503(b)(6)(B) ) is amended— (1) by striking occurred more than 1 year and inserting the following: occurred— (i) except as provided in clause (ii), more than 1 year ; and (2) by striking liability. and inserting the following: liability; or (ii) in the case of a violation of section 227(b)(1), more than 3 years prior to the date of issuance of the required notice or notice of apparent liability. . 3. Imposition of forfeitures without citations Section 503(b)(5) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 503(b)(5) ) is amended, in the second sentence— (1) by striking or in the case of and inserting in the case of ; and (2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: , or in the case of a violation of section 227(b)(1) .