US Congress House Bill 1304 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on February 15 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Pending: House Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to establish a robocaller bounty pilot program to reduce covered calls by egregious violators. A covered call is generally one that (1) is made by an automatic dialing system, (2) uses an artificial or prerecorded voice and is not initiated for emergency purposes, or (3) violates the do-not-call-registry. The FTC must provide monetary compensation for the identification and prevention of covered calls and enable participants to share funds recovered from violations.

To require the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, to establish a robocaller bounty pilot program, and for other purposes.

Rep. Garret Graves [R-LA]

Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL]

Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
2019-02-15	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2019-02-15	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1304/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1304/BILLS-116hr1304ih.pdf