,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbfd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ac1 #bjai,ms4 
,clarke of ,new ,york 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,van ,drew1 ,mr4 ,rouda1 ,mr4          
,bilirakis1 ,ms4 ,foxx of ,north        
,carolina1 and ,mr4 ,walberg7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the    
,federal ,communications ,commission to 
initiate a proceeding to protect called 
parties from one-ring scams1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,ending        
,one-,ring ,scams ,act of #bjai4  #b4   
,protection from one-ring scams  7a7    
,initiation of proceeding ,not later    
than #abj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission 
shall initiate a proceeding to protect  
called parties from one-ring scams4  7b7
 ,matters ,to be considered ,as part of 
the proceeding required by subsection   
7a71 the ,commission shall consider how 

the ,commission can--  7#a7 work with   
,federal and ,state law enforcement     
agencies to address one-ring scams2     
7#b7 work with the governments of       
foreign countries to address one-ring   
scams2  7#c7 in consultation with the   
,federal ,trade ,commission1 better     
educate consumers about how to avoid    
one-ring scams2  7#d7 incentivize voice 
service providers to stop calls made to 
perpetrate one-ring scams from being    
received by called parties1 including   
consideration of adding identified      
one-ring scam type numbers to the       
,commission's existing list of          
permissible categories for              
carrier-initiated blocking2  7#e7 work  
with entities that provide call-blocking
 services to address one-ring scams2 and
  7#f7 establish obligations on         
international gateway providers that are
 the first point of entry for these     
calls into the ,united ,states1         
including potential requirements that   
such providers verify with the foreign  

originator the nature or purpose of     
calls before initiating service4  7c7   
,report to ,congress ,not later than #a 
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,commission shall publish
 on its website and submit to the       
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate a report 
on the status of the proceeding required
 by subsection 7a74  7d7 ,definitions   
,in this section3 7#a7 ,commission ,the 
term ,commission means the ,federal     
,communications ,commission4  7#b7      
,one-ring scam ,the term one-ring scam  
means a scam in which a caller makes a  
call and allows the call to ring the    
called party for a short duration1 in   
order to prompt the called party to     
return the call1 thereby subjecting the 
called party to charges4  7#c7 ,state   
,the term ,state has the meaning given  
such term in section #c of the          
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      

,u4,s4,c4 #aec74  7#d7 ,voice service   
,the term voice service has the meaning 
given such term in section #bbg7;e77#h7 
of the ,communications ,act of #aicd    
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77#h774 ,this     
paragraph shall apply before the        
effective date of the amendment made to 
such section by subparagraph 7,c7 of    
section #ejc7;a77#b7 of division ,p of  
the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 
#bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ada7 as if such
 amendment was already in effect4