Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls Act of 2018” or the “HANGUP Act”.
Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls Act of 2018
A BILL
To repeal debt collection amendments made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Repeal of debt collection amendments; clarifying coverage with respect to government contractors
in section 3, by striking paragraph (39) and inserting the following:
“(39) Person—The term person—
“(A) includes an individual, partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust, or corporation; and
“(B) for the purposes of section 227, includes a contractor of the United States Government with respect to a call that is made solely to collect a debt owed to or guaranteed by the United States.”
in section 227(b)—
in paragraph (1)—
in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking “, unless such call is made solely to collect a debt owed to or guaranteed by the United States”; and
in subparagraph (B), by striking “, is made solely pursuant to the collection of a debt owed to or guaranteed by the United States,”; and
in paragraph (2)—
in subparagraph (F)(ii), by adding “and” at the end;
in subparagraph (G)(ii), by striking “; and” at the end and inserting a period; and
by striking subparagraph (H).
Regulations— Section 301(b) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (47 U.S.C. 227 note; Public Law 114–74) is repealed.