,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cghj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjai,mrs4 
,d+ell 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,burgess7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,f$]al             
,communications ,commission to e/abli%  
an advisory committee to develop be/    
practices reg>d+ h[ to combat unlawful  
robocalls made to hospitals & h[        
hospitals c protect !mselves f su*      
calls1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,protect+ ,pati5ts & ,doctors f         
,unlawful ,robocalls ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 
,hospital ,robocall ,protection ,gr\p   
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ahj days   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,commission %all e/abli% an advisory    
committee to be kn[n z ! ,hospital      
,robocall ,protection ,gr\p4  7b7       
,memb]%ip ,! ,gr\p %all be compos$ only 
( ! foll[+ memb]s3 7#a7 ,an equal numb] 
( repres5tatives f ea* ( ! foll[+3  7,a7

 ,voice s]vice provid]s t s]ve          
hospitals4  7,b7 ,companies t focus on  
mitigat+ unlawful robocalls4  7,c7      
,consum] advocacy organizations4  7,d7  
,provid]s ( "o-way voice ov] int]net    
protocol s]vices describ$ 9 subsection  
7e77#d77;,b77ii74  7,e7 ,hospitals4     
7,f7 ,/ate gov]nm5t (ficials focus$ on  
combatt+ unlawful robocalls4  7#b7 ,"o  
repres5tative ( ! ,commission4  7#c7 ,"o
 repres5tative ( ! ,f$]al ,trade        
,commission4  7c7 ,issuance ( be/       
practices ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !  
date on :i* ! ,gr\p is e/abli%$ "u      
subsection 7a71 ! ,gr\p %all issue be/  
practices reg>d+ ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,h[    
voice s]vice provid]s c bett] combat    
unlawful robocalls made to hospitals4   
7#b7 ,h[ hospitals c bett] protect      
!mselves f su* calls1 includ+ by us+    
unlawful robocall mitigation te*niques4 
7#c7 ,h[ ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & ,/ate     
gov]nm5ts c help combat su* calls4  7d7 
,proce$+ by ,,fcc ,n lat] ?an #ahj days 
aft] ! date on :i* ! be/ practices are  

issu$ by ! ,gr\p "u subsection 7c71 !   
,commission %all conclude a proce$+ to  
assess ! ext5t to :i* ! volunt>y        
adoption ( su* be/ practices c be       
facilitat$ to protect hospitals & o!r   
in/itutions4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
section3 7#a7 ,commission ,! t]m        
,commission means ! ,f$]al              
,communications ,commission4  7#b7 ,gr\p
 ,! t]m ,gr\p means ! ,hospital         
,robocall ,protection ,gr\p e/abli%$ "u 
subsection 7a74  7#c7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate
 has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #c (
 ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg    
,u4,s4,c4 #aec74  7#d7 ,voice s]vice ,! 
t]m voice s]vice-- 7,a7 means any s]vice
 t is int]connect$ ) ! public swit*$    
telephone network & t furni%es voice    
communications to an end us] us+        
res\rces f ! ,nor? ,am]ican ,numb]+     
,plan or any successor to ! ,nor?       
,am]ican ,numb]+ ,plan adopt$ by !      
,commission "u section #bea7;e77#a7 ( ! 
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bea7;e77#a772 &  7,b7        

includes-- 7i7 transmissions f a        
telephone facsimile ma*9e1 comput]1 or  
o!r device to a telephone facsimile     
ma*9e2 &  7ii7 )\t limitation1 any      
s]vice t enables real-"t1 two-way voice 
communications1 includ+ any s]vice t    
requires int]net protocol-compatible    
cu/om] premises equipm5t 7commonly kn[n 
z ,,cpe7 & p]mits out-b\nd call+1 :e!r  
or n ! s]vice is "o-way or two-way voice
 ov] int]net protocol4