Telephone And Wireless Communication

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US Congress 116th Congress

HANGUP Act Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls Act of 2019 [S.626] [Consumer Protection ] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/28/2019

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Mobile Health Record Act of 2019 [HB-1390] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Data Privacy ] [Public Health ]
Requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a program that enables Medicare enrollees to connect claims data with trusted applications, services, and research programs. The program must allow an enrollee to access claim information through a mobile health record application that is chosen by the enrollee and that is also approved by the CMS, in accordance with specified requirements. Information must be made available to such applications in a similar manner as under the current Blue Button 2.0 program. The bill also (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette Clarke Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/01/2019

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To require the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, to establish a robocaller bounty pilot program, and for other purposes. [HB-1304] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Consumer Protection ] [Cybersecurity ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Meadows Referred To The Subcommittee On Consumer Protection And Commerce. on 02/19/2019

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TRUE Fees Act of 2019 Truth-in-Billing, Remedies, and User Empowerment over Fees Act of 2019 [S.510] [Telecommunications ] [Consumer Protection ]
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for certain requirements relating to charges for internet, television, and voice services, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/14/2019

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Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2019 [S.512] [Senior Citizens ] [Consumer Protection ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Crime ]
Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to establish an office within the Bureau of Consumer Protection to advise the FTC about the prevention of fraud targeting seniors and to assist the FTC with monitoring the market for mail, television, internet, telemarketing, and recorded message telephone call (i.e., robocall) fraud targeting seniors. The office must (1) disseminate to seniors and their families and caregivers information about the most common fraud schemes, including methods of reporting complaints either to the FTC's national toll-free (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 11/19/2020

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PHONE Act of 2020 Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2020 [HB-1289] [Telecommunications ] [Disaster Relief ] [Consumer Protection ]
Restricts the reassignment of a telephone number assigned to a subscriber for the provision of fixed wireline voice service. Specifically, for up to one year after a major disaster has been declared, such number may not be reassigned except at the request of the subscriber. Further, a subscriber may cancel service without a cancellation fee and resubscribe with the same number and no fee if the subscriber is located in a disaster area and the residence where the number is located is inaccessible or uninhabitable.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 09/30/2020

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TRUE Fees Act of 2019 Truth-in-Billing, Remedies, and User Empowerment over Fees Act of 2019 [HB-1220] [Telecommunications ] [Consumer Protection ]
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for certain requirements relating to charges for internet, television, and voice services, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 02/15/2019

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Office of Rural Broadband Act [S.454] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Infrastructure ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ]
Establishes the Office of Rural Broadband to help coordinate federal efforts and resources to develop rural telecommunications systems and to track broadband subscription rates in rural areas.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/12/2019

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Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020 [HB-1140] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [National Security ] [Healthcare ]
Modifies the workplace rights, protections, and benefits applicable to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel. Specifically, the bill within 180 days, eliminates personnel authorities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Transportation governing the conditions of employment for TSA employees, thus making TSA employees subject to the personnel management system applicable to other federal employees; sets forth transition rules that protect the pay rates, leave rights, and other rights of TSA employees; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Postponed Proceedings - At The Conclusion Of Debate On The Mucarsel-powell Amendment, The Chair Put The Question On Adoption Of The Amendment, And By Voice Vote Announced That The Ayes Had Prevailed. Mr. Thompson (ms) Demanded A Recorded Vote And The Chair Postponed Further Proceedings Until A Time To Be Announced. on 03/05/2020

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Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2019 [S.374] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Military ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand health care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 02/07/2019

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ZTE Enforcement Review and Oversight Act [S.335] [Trade ] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
Requires the Department of Commerce to report on and ensure ZTE Corporation's compliance with the June 7, 2018, settlement agreement regarding sanctions violations.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 02/05/2019

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Kelsey Smith Act [S.273] [Telecommunications ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Data Privacy ]
Requires a mobile or internet voice service provider to disclose, at the request of an investigative or law enforcement officer (or public safety employee or agent on behalf of such officer), the location information of a device if the officer asserts (1) that the device was used to place a 911 call, or (2) reasonable suspicion that the device is in the possession of an individual who is in an emergency situation. The bill prohibits a civil action or administrative proceeding against a telecommunications carrier who discloses call location information (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Deb Fischer Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S770-771) on 01/30/2019

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Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 [S.245] [Cybersecurity ] [Elections ] [Energy ] [National Security ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Defense ] [Science ]
Addresses various intelligence issues, including by reauthorizing intelligence-related activities, establishing certain bodies, and directing the intelligence community to report on topics such as election infrastructure security and Russian interference in the 2016 election. The bill reauthorizes through FY2019 various intelligence-related activities in specified government bodies, including the Department of Defense, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Agency. It also reauthorizes for FY2019 the Central Intelligence Agency (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner Read Twice And Referred To The Select Committee On Intelligence. on 01/28/2019

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Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019 [S.206] [Military ] [Veterans ] [Arts and Culture ]
Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019 requires the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make arrangements for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the female telephone operators of the Army Signal Corps (commonly known as the "Hello Girls").

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 01/24/2019

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Telecommunications Denial Order Enforcement Act [S.152] [Telecommunications ] [Trade ] [Technology and Innovation ] [National Security ] [Cybersecurity ] [International ]
Directs the President to determine annually whether telecommunications companies domiciled in China, including Huawei and ZTE, have violated U.S. export controls or sanctions. If a violation is found, the President must impose appropriate penalties. Chinese subsidiaries of foreign companies are excluded from the bill. The bill also prohibits executive agencies from reducing any penalty imposed on a Chinese telecommunications company for violating a sanction or export control, unless the President certifies that the company has not violated U.S. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 01/16/2019

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Pallone-Thune TRACED Act Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act [S.151] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Cybersecurity ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Implements a forfeiture penalty for violations (with or without intent) of the prohibition on certain robocalls. The bill also removes an annual reporting requirement for enforcement relating to unsolicited facsimile advertisements. The bill requires voice service providers to develop call authentication technologies. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) shall promulgate rules establishing when a provider may block a voice call based on information provided by the call authentication framework, but also must establish a process to permit (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Became Public Law No: 116-105. (txt | Pdf) on 12/30/2019

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John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act [S.47] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Environmental ] [Recreation ] [Energy ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Water ] [Mining ] [Education ] [Climate Change ]
Sets forth provisions regarding various programs, projects, activities, and studies for the management and conservation of natural resources on federal lands. Specifically, the bill addresses, among other matters land conveyances, exchanges, acquisitions, withdrawals, and transfers; national parks, monuments, memorials, wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, historic and heritage sites, and other conservation and recreation areas; wildlife conservation; helium extraction; small miner waivers of claim maintenance fees; wildland fire operations; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Became Public Law No: 116-9. (txt | Pdf) on 03/12/2019

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National Commission on the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2019 [S.23] [Disaster Relief ] [Telecommunications ] [Energy ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
Establishes a National Commission on the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico to examine the federal preparedness, response, and recovery activities with respect to the 2017 natural disasters in Puerto Rico. The commission shall take into consideration the federal preparedness, response, and recovery efforts in Puerto Rico as compared to other jurisdictions impacted by the 2017 hurricane season, and consider other issues, including the impact and destruction of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the vulnerability of Puerto Rico's economic (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/03/2019

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Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act [S.2] [Finance ] [Telecommunications ] [Taxes ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Trade ] [International ] [National Security ]
Revises trade, finance, and tax provisions with respect to China. The bill directs the Department of Commerce to prohibit the export of certain U.S. technology and intellectual property to China. The bill places a shareholder cap on Chinese investments in certain U.S. corporations. Federal agencies are prohibited from using or procuring telecommunications equipment or services from Huawei Technologies Company, ZTE Corporation, or any other entity reasonably believed to be owned or controlled by China. The bill requires the U.S. Trade Representative (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 02/27/2019

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Accountability for Quality VA Healthcare Act [HB-1125] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to address functionality and accountability in regard to its facilities and provision of care. Specifically, the bill requires the VA to carry out a two-year pilot program to enhance the physical security of five selected VA medical facilities. The VA must submit a report that includes its plan and time frame to address specified findings and recommendations of the Government Accountability Office report titled VA Real Property: VA Should Improve Its Efforts to Align Facilities with Veterans' Needs. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/01/2019

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