Bill Text: IA HR8 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution urging the Congress of the United States to grant additional authority to the Federal Communications Commission to restrict unwanted robocalls and call spoofing, and urging the Federal Communications Commission to educate the public on how to report unlawful telephone calls.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 22-7)
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2021-02-25 - Laid over under Rule 25. H.J. 558. [HR8 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HR8-Introduced.html
House
Resolution
8
-
Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
8
BY
GOBBLE
,
LOHSE
,
SMITH
,
BROWN-POWERS
,
FISHER
,
BOSSMAN
,
THORUP
,
CAHILL
,
WESTRICH
,
INGELS
,
BRADLEY
,
ANDREWS
,
JENEARY
,
A.
MEYER
,
BODEN
,
HUNTER
,
McCONKEY
,
BRECKENRIDGE
,
MOORE
,
STECKMAN
,
LATHAM
,
NORDMAN
,
OSMUNDSON
,
DOLECHECK
,
GRABER
,
BUSH
,
SORENSEN
,
KLEIN
,
and
GERHOLD
A
Resolution
urging
the
Congress
of
the
United
States
1
to
grant
additional
authority
to
the
Federal
2
Communications
Commission
to
restrict
unwanted
3
robocalls
and
call
spoofing,
and
urging
the
Federal
4
Communications
Commission
to
educate
the
public
on
5
how
to
report
unlawful
telephone
calls.
6
WHEREAS,
the
Federal
Communications
Commission
7
receives
numerous
complaints
from
consumers
related
to
8
unwanted
telephone
calls,
including
complaints
related
9
to
robocalls,
which
are
automated
telemarketing
or
10
solicitation
telephone
calls
that
deliver
a
recorded
11
message;
and
12
WHEREAS,
in
recent
years,
robocalls
have
been
placed
13
using
a
process
called
spoofing
in
which
the
telephone
14
call
appears
to
originate
from
a
local
telephone
number
15
in
an
effort
to
deceive
consumers
into
answering
the
16
telephone
call;
and
17
WHEREAS,
pursuant
to
the
Truth
in
Caller
ID
Act
of
18
2009,
it
is
unlawful
for
any
person
within
the
United
19
States,
in
connection
with
any
telecommunications
20
service
or
IP-enabled
voice
service,
to
cause
any
21
caller
identification
service
to
knowingly
transmit
22
misleading
or
inaccurate
information
with
the
intent
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8
to
defraud,
cause
harm,
or
wrongfully
obtain
anything
1
of
value;
and
2
WHEREAS,
the
Federal
Communications
Commission
uses
3
social
media
and
other
means
to
reach
consumers
and
4
encourage
them
to
file
a
complaint
when
an
unlawful
5
telephone
call
is
received;
NOW
THEREFORE,
6
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
That
7
the
House
of
Representatives
urges
the
Congress
of
the
8
United
States
to
grant
additional
authority
to
the
9
Federal
Communications
Commission
to
allow
it
to
stop
10
unwanted
robocalls
and
spoofing;
and
11
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
House
of
12
Representatives
urges
the
Federal
Communications
13
Commission
to
take
further
action
to
educate
the
public
14
on
how
to
report
unlawful
telephone
calls;
and
15
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
copies
of
this
16
Resolution
be
transmitted
to
the
President
of
the
17
United
States
Senate,
the
Speaker
of
the
United
18
States
House
of
Representatives,
each
member
of
Iowa’s
19
congressional
delegation,
and
the
chairperson
and
20
commissioners
of
the
Federal
Communications
Commission.
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