US SB2235 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-1-1)
Status: Introduced on November 4 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 4 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
HANGUP Act Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls Act of 2015 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 to repeal provisions that authorize the use of automated telephone equipment to call cellular telephones for the purpose of collecting debts owed to the U.S. government.
Title
HANGUP Act Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls Act of 2015
Sponsors
| Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] |
| Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] |
| Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] |
| Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM] |
| Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-04 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
Same As/Similar To
HB4682 (Related) 2016-03-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Debt collection
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Science, technology, communications
Telephone and wireless communication
Debt collection
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Science, technology, communications
Telephone and wireless communication
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2235/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2235/BILLS-114s2235is.pdf |
