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H.R. 721 (116th)

Spam Calls Task Force Act of 2019

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

23 January 2019

Last action

30 April 2019 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Sponsors

Charlie Crist, Garret Graves, Matt Cartwright, WALTER JONES, Bennie Thompson, Mark Takano, Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Derek Kilmer, Stephanie Murphy, Gilbert Cisneros, Frederica Wilson, James Himes, Anthony Brindisi, COLLIN PETERSON, Vicente Gonzalez, Brian Mast, Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Julia Brownley, Cynthia Axne, Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Don Bacon, Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3], Vern Buchanan, Max Rose, John Moolenaar, Jared Golden, Kathy Castor, Theodore Deutch, Conor Lamb, RON KIND, Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Jefferson Van Drew, Ed Case, Daniel Lipinski, Darren Soto

Subjects

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Source updated

7 April 2025

Summary

Spam Calls Task Force Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Justice to assemble an interagency working group to study and report to Congress on the enforcement of the prohibition of certain robocalls. Specifically, the working group will look into how to better enforce against robocalls by examining issues like the types of laws, policies, or constraints that could be inhibiting enforcement.

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Timeline

  1. 23 January 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 23 January 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 23 January 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 25 January 2019

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

    Source: Committee

  5. 30 April 2019

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

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