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Federal Communications Commission Reporting Modernization Act of 2019

S. 819 · 116th Congress · Mar 14, 2019 · Lineage

A BILL

To modernize the reporting requirement under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Federal Communications Commission Reporting Modernization Act of 2019”.

Sec. 2 TCPA enforcement report

Section 227(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(h)) is amended to read as follows:

“(h) TCPA enforcement report—The Commission shall submit an annual report to Congress regarding the enforcement during the preceding year of laws, regulations, and policies relating to robocalls and spoofed calls, which report shall include—

“(1) the number of complaints received by the Commission during the year alleging that a consumer received a robocall or spoofed call;

“(2) the number of citations issued by the Commission pursuant to section 503 during the year to enforce any law, regulation, or policy relating to a robocall or spoofed call;

“(3) the number of notices of apparent liability issued by the Commission pursuant to section 503 during the year to enforce any law, regulation, or policy relating to a robocall or spoofed call; and

“(4) for each notice referred to in paragraph (3)—

“(A) the amount of the proposed forfeiture penalty involved;

“(B) the person to whom the notice was issued; and

“(C) the status of the proceeding.”