,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gbii  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bb1 #bjbj,ms4  
,%]rill 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,new      
,york1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,/efanik1
 ,mr4 ,got!im]1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1 &  
,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney ( ,new     
,york7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ! use 
( telephone calls or text messages =    
unfair or deceptive acts or practices   
relat+ to ,,covid-#ai1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,,covid-#ai ,/op ,call+ ,am]icans   
,malici\sly ,act or ! ,,covid-#ai ,,scam
 ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on ! use (     
telephone calls or text messages =      
unfair or deceptive acts or practices   
relat+ to ,,covid-#ai  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,x  
%all be unlawful = any p]son to make or 
place a telephone call or s5d a text    
message to (f] a good or s]vice or make 
a solicitation if dur+ su* call or text 
message ! p]son conveys mat]ially       

mislead+ or inaccurate in=mation relat+ 
to ,,covid-#ai z "p ( su* (f] or        
solicitation4  7b7 ,en=cem5t by ,f$]al  
,trade ,commission  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a    
violation ( subsection 7a7 %all be      
treat$ z a violation ( a regulation "u  
section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,f$]al     
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 reg>d+ unfair or     
deceptive acts or practices4  7#b7 ,p[]s
 ( ,commission ,! ,commission %all en=ce
 subsection 7a7 9 ! same mann]1 by !    
same means1 & ) ! same jurisdiction1    
p[]s1 & duties z ?\gh all applicable    
t]ms & provisions ( ! ,f$]al ,trade     
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
seq47 7 incorporat$ into & made a "p (  
?is ,act4 ,any p]son :o violates su*    
subsection %all be subject to ! p5alties
 & entitl$ to ! privileges & immunities 
provid$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission   
,act4  7c7 ,text message def9$ ,! t]m   
text message has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9   
section #bbg7;e77#h77;,c7 ( !           
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       

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