US HB1421 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: Introduced on February 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-04-30 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-04-30 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibits a debt collector from robocalling or texting without consent an individual for purposes of collecting a debt owed to or guaranteed by the federal government.
Title
HANGUP Act Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls Act of 2019
Sponsors
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA] | Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA] |
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS] | Rep. Ed Case [D-HI] | Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD] | Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] |
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] | Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL] | Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA] | Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA] |
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI] | Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-04-30 | House | Subcommittee Hearings Held. |
2019-03-01 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. |
2019-02-28 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
2019-02-28 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB626 (Related) 2019-02-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Debt collection
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Public contracts and procurement
Science, technology, communications
Telephone and wireless communication
Debt collection
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Public contracts and procurement
Science, technology, communications
Telephone and wireless communication
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1421/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1421/BILLS-116hr1421ih.pdf |