Stabenow Backs Hangup Act
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., joined Senate Democrats and House Commerce Committee ranking member Frank Pallone, D-N.J., in pushing to repeal the robocall provision of the two-year budget deal signed into law this month. The new law permits robocalls to cellphones…
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for purposes of collection of government debt. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., introduced the Hangup Act (S-2235) with several colleagues, including presidential contender Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., to strike the provision (see 1511040053). Stabenow became the 12th co-sponsor to the measure Monday. Senate and House Democrats told the FCC to limit such robocalls, writing in a letter Tuesday. Markey and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., led the letter. “We urge you to consider the important role the Commission has in protecting the convenience and privacy that the TCPA has provided for more than two decades,” said the letter, signed by 41 lawmakers. “These protections should continue for years to come. Calls from debt collectors, even for debts owed to or guaranteed by the federal government, should be closely limited to further the goals of the TCPA.” Signatories include Sanders, Pallone, Senate Commerce Committee ranking member Bill Nelson, D-Fla., Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Pat Leahy, D-Vt., and House Communications Subcommittee ranking member Anna Eshoo, D-Calif.