,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bb1 #bjbj,ms4 
,sherrill 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,king of   
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4     
,stefanik1 ,mr4 ,gottheimer1 ,ms4 ,blunt
 ,rochester1 and ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick    
,maloney of ,new ,york7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the use of      
telephone calls or text messages for    
unfair or deceptive acts or practices   
relating to ,,covid-#ai1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,covid-#ai ,stop   
,calling ,americans ,maliciously ,act or
 the ,,covid-#ai ,,scam ,act4  #b4      
,prohibition on the use of telephone    
calls or text messages for unfair or    
deceptive acts or practices relating to 
,,covid-#ai  7a7 ,in general ,it shall  
be unlawful for any person to make or   
place a telephone call or send a text   
message to offer a good or service or   

make a solicitation if during such call 
or text message the person conveys      
materially misleading or inaccurate     
information relating to ,,covid-#ai as  
part of such offer or solicitation4  7b7
 ,enforcement by ,federal ,trade        
,commission  7#a7 ,in general ,a        
violation of subsection 7a7 shall be    
treated as a violation of a regulation  
under section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 of the   
,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae   
,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 regarding  
unfair or deceptive acts or practices4  
7#b7 ,powers of ,commission ,the        
,commission shall enforce subsection 7a7
 in the same manner1 by the same means1 
and with the same jurisdiction1 powers1 
and duties as though all applicable     
terms and provisions of the ,federal    
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#da et seq47 were incorporated into and 
made a part of this ,act4 ,any person   
who violates such subsection shall be   
subject to the penalties and entitled to
 the privileges and immunities provided 

in the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act4
  7c7 ,text message defined ,the term   
text message has the meaning given the  
term in section #bbg7;e77#h77;,c7 of the
 ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg     
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77#h77;,c774