United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 721 (116th)
Spam Calls Task Force Act of 2019
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
Discovery layer
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
23 January 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
23 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 January 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Source: Committee
30 April 2019
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 23 January 2019 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 January 2019
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 January 2019
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 23 January 2019
Sponsors
- Charlie Crist · D · Sponsor
- Garret Graves · R · Sponsor
- Matt Cartwright · D · Sponsor
- WALTER JONES · R · Sponsor
- Bennie Thompson · D · Cosponsor
- Mark Takano · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Derek Kilmer · D · Cosponsor
- Stephanie Murphy · D · Cosponsor
- Gilbert Cisneros · D · Cosponsor
- Frederica Wilson · D · Cosponsor
- James Himes · D · Cosponsor
- Anthony Brindisi · D · Cosponsor
- COLLIN PETERSON · D · Cosponsor
- Vicente Gonzalez · D · Cosponsor
- Brian Mast · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Julia Brownley · D · Cosponsor
- Cynthia Axne · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Don Bacon · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Vern Buchanan · R · Cosponsor
- Max Rose · D · Cosponsor
- John Moolenaar · R · Cosponsor
- Jared Golden · D · Cosponsor
- Kathy Castor · D · Cosponsor
- Theodore Deutch · D · Cosponsor
- Conor Lamb · D · Cosponsor
- RON KIND · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] · D · Cosponsor
- Jefferson Van Drew · D · Cosponsor
- Ed Case · D · Cosponsor
- Daniel Lipinski · D · Cosponsor
- Darren Soto · D · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Pallone-Thune TRACED Act
- related to ← TRACED Act
- related to ← TRACED Act
- related to ← Spam Calls Task Force Act of 2018
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/721
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/721
- us · 116-hr-721 · source updated 7 April 2025