,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gffj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjbj,mr4  
,/aub] 7= himself & ,ms4 ,craig7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to d\ble ! p5alties = caus+ !  
transmission ( mislead+ or inaccurate   
call] id5tification in=mation ) ! int5t 
to defraud1 cause h>m1 or wrongfully    
obta9 any?+ ( value by mak+ c]ta9 false 
communications relat+ to ,,covid-#ai1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,/op ,coronavirus  
,scams ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,d\bl+ (      
p5alties = call] ,,id spo(+ 9 connection
 ) ,,covid-#ai scams  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! 
case ( a p]son :o violates section      
#bbg7;e7 ( ! ,communications ,act (     
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77 ) ! int5t
 to defraud1 cause h>m1 or wrongfully   
obta9 any?+ ( value by mak+ a cov]$     
communication to ! call$ p>ty1 ! foll[+ 
%all apply3 7#a7 ,! maximum am\nt ( !   
=feiture p5alty t may be det]m9$ aga9/  

su* p]son = ! violation "u p>agraph     
7#e77;,a77i7 ( su* section %all be #b   
times ! maximum am\nt t may be det]m9$  
"u su* p>agraph )\t reg>d to ?is        
p>agraph4  7#b7 ,! maximum am\nt ( !    
crim9al f9e t may be impos$ on su* p]son
 = ! violation "u p>agraph 7#e77;,b7 (  
su* section %all be #b times ! maximum  
am\nt t may be impos$ "u su* p>agraph   
)\t reg>d to ?is p>agraph4  7#c7 ,!     
maximum l5g? ( ! t]m ( imprisonm5t t may
 be impos$ on su* p]son = ! violation "u
 section #eja ( su* ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 
#eja7 %all be #b times ! maximum l5g? ( 
! t]m t may be impos$ "u su* section )\t
 reg>d to ?is p>agraph4  7b7            
,regulations ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,f$]al 
,communications ,commission %all        
promulgate regulations to implem5t ?is  
section4 ,su* regulations %all include  
crit]ia = det]m9+ :e!r a communication  
is a cov]$ communication4  7c7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,call$ 
p>ty ,! t]m call$ p>ty means ! recipi5t 

( a telephone call or a text message 7z 
! case may be7 9 connection ) :i*       
mislead+ or inaccurate call]            
id5tification in=mation is caus$ to be  
transmitt$ 9 violation ( section        
#bbg7;e7 ( ! ,communications ,act (     
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e774  7#b7   
,cov]$ communication ,! t]m cov]$       
communication means a communication     
7reg>dless ( :e!r ! communication       
expressly ref]s to ,,s>s-,co,v-#b or    
,,covid-#ai7 t w\ld lead a reasonable   
p]son to believe-- 7,a7 t-- 7i7 a       
f9ancial opportunity 7includ+           
p>ticipation 9 a gov]nm5t assi/ance     
program or a gov]nm5t or private loan or
 insurance program7 is or may be        
available to su* p]son1 ! h\sehold ( su*
 p]son1 or a memb] ( su* h\sehold1 :5   
su* opportunity is n 9 fact s available2
 &  7ii7 ! availability ( su*           
opportunity is a result ( ,,s>s-,co,v-#b
 or ,,covid-#ai2 or  7,b7 t a product1  
s]vice1 b5efit1 or o!r opportunity      
relat+ to te/+ or treatm5t = or         

vacc9ation aga9/ ,,s>s-,co,v-#b or      
,,covid-#ai1 or relat+ to paym5t = su*  
te/+1 treatm5t1 or vacc9ation1 is or may
 be available to su* p]son1 ! h\sehold (
 su* p]son1 or a memb] ( su* h\sehold1  
:5 su* opportunity is n 9 fact s        
available4