I
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1575
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 6, 2019
Mr. Van Drew introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to lengthen the statute of limitations for enforcing robocall violations, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2019
.
Statute of limitations for robocall enforcement actions
Provision of inaccurate caller identification information
Section 227(e)(5)(A)(iv) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(e)(5)(A)(iv)) is amended—
in the heading, by striking 2-year
and inserting 3-year
; and
by striking 2 years
and inserting 3 years
.
Use of automated telephone equipment
Section 503(b)(6)(B) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 503(b)(6)(B)) is amended—
by striking occurred more than 1 year
and inserting the following:
occurred—
except as provided in clause (ii), more than 1 year
; and
by striking liability.
and inserting the following:
liability; or
in the case of a violation of section 227(b)(1), more than 3 years prior to the date of issuance of the required notice or notice of apparent liability.
.
Imposition of forfeitures without citations
Section 503(b)(5) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 503(b)(5)) is amended, in the second sentence—
by striking or in the case of
and inserting in the case of
; and
by inserting before the period at the end the following: , or in the case of a violation of section 227(b)(1)
.