United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1499 (104th)
Telemarketing Fraud Punishment and Prevention Act of 1996
Introduced
7 April 1995
Last action
26 September 1996 · Introduced
Status
Received in the Senate.
Sponsors
Rep. Heineman, Frederick K. (Fred) [R-NC-4], Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6], Rep. Taylor, Charles H. [R-NC-11], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Blute, Peter I. [R-MA-3], Rep. Bono, Sonny [R-CA-44], Rep. Bryant, Ed [R-TN-7], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Rep. Cooley, Wes [R-OR-2], Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50], Rep. Fox, Jon D. [R-PA-13], Rep. Hoke, Martin R. [R-OH-10], Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rep. Metcalf, Jack [R-WA-2], Rep. Paxon, Bill [R-NY-27], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21], Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10], Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10], Rep. Seastrand, Andrea H. [R-CA-22], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1], Rep. Canady, Charles T. [R-FL-12], Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5], Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18], Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2], Rep. Quinn, Jack [R-NY-27], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22], Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3], Rep. Luther, Bill [D-MN-6], Rep. Martini, William J. [R-NJ-8], Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6], Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8], Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36], Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Consumer Fraud Prevention Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal criminal code to subject to civil forfeiture any property constituting, derived from, or traceable to any proceeds obtained as a result of telemarketing fraud. Directs that any such property or proceeds be used to the extent needed, as determined by the Attorney General, for the national telemarketing fraud information hotline (established under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994) and other enforcement of telemarketing fraud provisions. Directs the court, in sentencing for telemarketing fraud, to order that the offender forfeit to the United States any property constituting or derived from proceeds obtained as a result of the offense. Specifies that the payment of an amount due pursuant to mandatory restitution for telemarketing fraud shall have priority over the payment of fines or the forfeiture of property under criminal forfeiture provisions. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend the sentencing guidelines to increase by two levels: (1) the vulnerable victim adjustment; and (2) the level for any fraud offense if the defendant conducted activities to further the fraud from a foreign country in order to impede prosecution. Requires any presentence report required under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to include information about the age of each victim of each fraud offense for which a defendant is convicted.
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Timeline
7 April 1995
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
7 April 1995
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E869)
Source: IntroReferral
7 April 1995
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 April 1995
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 April 1995
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Source: Committee
18 April 1996
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
10 July 1996
Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
10 July 1996
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
25 September 1996
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
25 September 1996
Passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Source: Floor
25 September 1996
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Source: Floor
25 September 1996
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Source: Floor
25 September 1996
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11129-11129)
Source: Floor
25 September 1996
Floor
Mr. McCollum moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Source: Floor
26 September 1996
Introduced
Received in the Senate.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Received in Senate · 26 September 1996 · Download file
- Engrossed in House · 25 September 1996 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 7 April 1995 · Download file
Documents
8 official files
Received in Senate (text)
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Received in Senate (text)
Received in Senate · EN · 26 September 1996
Received in Senate (PDF)
Received in Senate · EN · 26 September 1996
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Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 25 September 1996
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Passed House amended
summary · EN · 25 September 1996
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 7 April 1995
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Sponsors
- Rep. Heineman, Frederick K. (Fred) [R-NC-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Taylor, Charles H. [R-NC-11] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Blute, Peter I. [R-MA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bono, Sonny [R-CA-44] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bryant, Ed [R-TN-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cooley, Wes [R-OR-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Fox, Jon D. [R-PA-13] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hoke, Martin R. [R-OH-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Metcalf, Jack [R-WA-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Paxon, Bill [R-NY-27] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Seastrand, Andrea H. [R-CA-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Canady, Charles T. [R-FL-12] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Quinn, Jack [R-NY-27] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Luther, Bill [D-MN-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Martini, William J. [R-NJ-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20] · D · Cosponsor
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/1499
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/1499
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