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S.2235

S.2235: HANGUP Act

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Introduced Nov. 4, 2015
Latest Major Action Nov. 4, 2015

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Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

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19 (17 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat, 1 Republican)

Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.)
Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)
Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)
Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)
Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)
Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.)
Al Franken (D-Minn.)
Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)
Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)
Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)
Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)
Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)
Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)
Tom Udall (D-N.M.)
Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)
Mike Lee (R-Utah)
Cory Booker (D-N.J.)
Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii)

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Introduced in Senate - Nov. 4, 2015

Bill Summary

Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls Act of 2015 or the HANGUP Act This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 to repeal provisions that authorize the use of automated telephone equipment to call cellular telephones for the purpose of collecting debts owed to the U.S. government.

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Date	Description
Nov. 4, 2015	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov. 4, 2015	Introduced in the Senate by Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

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Introduced in the Senate by Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)