,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #adba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bh1         
#bjai,ms4 ,e%oo 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,coop]1 
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4  
,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,case1 &  
,mr4 ,rask97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to repeal debt   
collection am5dm5ts made by ! ,bip>tisan
 ,budget ,act ( #bjae1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,help ,am]icans ,nev] ,get ,unwant$ 
,phone calls ,act ( #bjai or ! ,,hangup 
,act4  #b4 ,repeal ( debt collection    
am5dm5ts2 cl>ify+ cov]age ) respect to  
gov]nm5t contractors  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq47 is am5d$--  7#a7
 9 section #c1 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#ci7 &
 ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#ci7 ,p]son ,! t]m  
p]son--  7,a7 includes an individual1   
p>tn]%ip1 association1 jo9t-/ock        
company1 tru/1 or corporation2 &  7,b7 =
 ! purposes ( section #bbg1 includes a  

contractor ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t )
 respect to a call t is made solely to  
collect a debt ow$ to or gu>ante$ by !  
,unit$ ,/ates4  2 &  7#b7 9 section     
#bbg7;b7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7--  7i7 9
 subp>agraph 7,a77iii71 by /rik+ 1      
unless su* call is made solely to       
collect a debt ow$ to or gu>ante$ by !  
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7ii7 9 subp>agraph    
7,b71 by /rik+ 1 is made solely pursuant
 to ! collection ( a debt ow$ to or     
gu>ante$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates12 &  7,b7 9 
p>agraph 7#b7-- 7i7 9 subp>agraph       
7,f77ii71 by add+ & at ! end2  7ii7 9   
subp>agraph 7,g77ii71 by /rik+ 2 & at ! 
end & ins]t+ a p]iod2 &  7iii7 by /rik+ 
subp>agraph 7,h74  7b7 ,regulations     
,section #cja7;b7 ( ! ,bip>tisan ,budget
 ,act ( #bjae 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg note2 
,public ,law #aad-gd7 is repeal$4