H.R. 3993 — 111th Congress

Calling Card Consumer Protection Act

Originated in the House · Introduced Nov 3, 2009 · Science, Technology, Communications

Latest action

Jun 24, 2010

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

CRS summary

As of Jun 23, 2010

Passed House amended

Calling Card Consumer Protection Act - (Sec. 3) Requires providers or distributors of prepaid calling cards, including cards that use interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) or a successor protocol, to accurately disclose in a clear and conspicuous manner information about: (1) the provider's name, customer service number, and hours of service; (2) the card's number of minutes or dollar value; (3) per minute rates or a toll-free number to obtain rates; (4) fees and charges; (5) time period limits, any predetermined decrease in value over a period of time, and expiration dates; and (6) refund and recharge policies.

Prohibits false, misleading, or deceptive disclosures on any calling card, packaging, advertisement, or related promotional material.

Requires disclosures to be clear and conspicuous and located on the prepaid calling card unless the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) determines otherwise.

(Sec. 4) Treats a violation as an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act and requires the FTC to enforce this Act.

(Sec. 5) Authorizes a state to enforce the provisions of this Act through a civil action to: (1) enjoin a practice; (2) enforce compliance; (3) obtain damage, restitution, or other compensation; or (4) obtain other appropriate relief.

Requires a state before bringing such an action to provide the FTC with written notice and a copy of the complaint (unless the provision of notice is not feasible). Authorizes the FTC to intervene in any such action, which shall include the right to: (1) be heard with respect to any matter that arises in the action; (2) remove the action to U.S. district court; and (3) petition for appeal.

(Sec. 6) Applies the provisions of this Act, beginning 180 days after the date on which final regulations are promulgated, to: (1) any prepaid calling card issued or placed into the stream of commerce; and (2) any related advertising, promotion, point-of-sale material, or voice prompt.

(Sec. 7) Prohibits a state, after the date on which final regulations are promulgated, from establishing or continuing any law regarding disclosures to be printed on prepaid calling cards or packaging unless such requirements are identical to the requirements under this Act.

(Sec. 8) Requires studies and reports to Congress by: (1) the Comptroller General on the effectiveness of this Act and its required disclosures; and (2) the FTC on the extent to which the business practices of the prepaid calling card industry exist in the prepaid wireless industry.

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Roll-call votes

1 on record

Jun 23, 2010 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Full roll call

Passed (381–41)

157 of 432 recorded votes are not yet matched to a member profile.

Yea381: 145 D · 93 R

MemberPartyState
DICKS, Norman DeValoisWA
CASTLE, Michael NewboldDE
BARTLETT, Roscoe GardnerMD
BOREN, Daniel DavidOK
CHANDLER, A. B.KY
CARDOZA, Dennis A.CA
MOLLOHAN, Alan BowlbyWV
WATT, Melvin L.NC
LEWIS, Charles JeremyCA
PUTNAM, AdamFL
LaTOURETTE, Steven C.OH
MARKEY, BetsyCO
FALLIN, MaryOK
BRIGHT, Bobby Neal, Sr.AL
ALEXANDER, RodneyLA
BERMAN, Howard LawrenceCA
EHLERS, Vernon JamesMI
STARK, Fortney Hillman (Pete), Jr.CA
GORDON, Barton JenningsTN
LINDER, John ElmerGA
KLEIN, RonFL
JACKSON, Jesse L., Jr.IL
CAO, AnhLA
MOORE, DennisKS
ROTHMAN, StevenNJ
BUYER, Stephen EarleIN
KILPATRICK, Carolyn CheeksMI
SHULER, HeathNC
HARE, PhilIL
REYES, SilvestreTX
BILBRAY, Brian P.CA
RICHARDSON, LauraCA
GRIFFITH, ParkerAL
FRANK, BarneyMA
BROWN-WAITE, VirginiaFL
OBEY, David RossWI
HALL, JohnNY
WATSON, Diane EdithCA
WILSON, CharlieOH
KAGEN, StevenWI
ELLSWORTH, BradIN
TANNER, John S.TN
MANZULLO, Donald A.IL
INGLIS, Robert DurdenSC
KUCINICH, DennisOH
BIGGERT, Judy BorgIL
RADANOVICH, George P.CA
DAHLKEMPER, Kathleen A.PA
McCOTTER, Thaddeus GeorgeMI
PERRIELLO, TomVA
MILLER, BradNC
TAYLOR, Gary EugeneMS
LEE, Christopher JohnNY
SULLIVAN, JohnOK
ORTIZ, Solomon P.TX
KILROY, Mary JoOH
BOUCHER, Frederick C.VA
RODRIGUEZ, Ciro D.TX
OBERSTAR, James LouisMN
DRIEHAUS, SteveOH
BEAN, Melissa L.IL
BOYD, F. Allen, Jr.FL
BOCCIERI, John A.OH
CHILDERS, Travis W.MS
TOWNS, EdolphusNY
KOSMAS, Suzanne M.FL
SALAZAR, JohnCO
KISSELL, LarryNC
DJOU, CharlesHI
SCHMIDT, JeanOH
DREIER, David TimothyCA
HINCHEY, Maurice DunleaNY
BERKLEY, ShelleyNV
HARMAN, Jane L.CA
NYE, Glenn C., IIIVA
WOOLSEY, Lynn C.CA
HERSETH SANDLIN, StephanieSD
MARSHALL, JimGA
YOUNG, Charles WilliamFL
DAVIS, ArturAL
REHBERG, DennyMT
SPACE, ZackOH
CRITZ, Mark S.PA
BACA, JoeCA
MURPHY, PatrickPA
BOSWELL, Leonard L.IA
TEAGUE, HarryNM
INSLEE, Jay RobertWA
STEARNS, Clifford BundyFL
SCHAUER, Mark H.MI
SKELTON, Isaac Newton, IVMO
WU, DavidOR
DAVIS, LincolnTN
McMAHON, Michael E.NY
KILDEE, Dale EdwardMI
COSTELLO, Jerry FrancisIL
ACKERMAN, Gary LeonardNY
SPRATT, John McKee, Jr.SC
SUTTON, BettyOH
MINNICK, WaltID
HOLDEN, Thomas TimothyPA
ROSS, Michael AveryAR
CARNAHAN, RussMO
MEEK, Kendrick B.FL
POMEROY, Earl Ralph, IIIND
ALTMIRE, JasonPA
HOEKSTRA, PeterMI
ETHERIDGE, Bobby R.NC
STUPAK, Bart T.MI
EMERSON, Jo AnnMO
KANJORSKI, Paul E.PA
SNYDER, Victor F.AR
MYRICK, SueNC
MURPHY, ScottNY
ADLER, John H.NJ
LUNGREN, Daniel EdwardCA
MITCHELL, Harry E.AZ
BURTON, Danny LeeIN
ARCURI, MichaelNY
WEINER, Anthony D.NY
HODES, PaulNH
FILNER, BobCA
EDWARDS, Thomas ChesterTX
BERRY, Robert MarionAR
ANDREWS, Robert ErnestNJ
KRATOVIL, Frank M., Jr.MD
DIAZ-BALART, LincolnFL
HALVORSON, Deborah L.IL
GIFFORDS, GabrielleAZ
BONO, MaryCA
DAVIS, Geoffrey C.KY
GALLEGLY, Elton W.CA
MELANCON, Charles J.LA
HILL, Baron P.IN
PAYNE, Donald MilfordNJ
PENCE, MikeIN
OLVER, John WalterMA
GONZALEZ, Charles A.TX
AUSTRIA, SteveOH
BONNER, Jr., Josiah RobinsAL
BAIRD, BrianWA
TIAHRT, ToddKS
CARNEY, ChrisPA
Ann KirkpatrickDemocratAZ
Ed PastorDemocratAZ
Raúl M. GrijalvaDemocratAZ
Adam B. SchiffDemocratCA
Anna G. EshooDemocratCA
Barbara LeeDemocratCA
Brad ShermanDemocratCA
Doris O. MatsuiDemocratCA
George MillerDemocratCA
Grace F. NapolitanoDemocratCA
Henry A. WaxmanDemocratCA
Jackie SpeierDemocratCA
Jerry McNerneyDemocratCA
Jim CostaDemocratCA
John GaramendiDemocratCA
Judy ChuDemocratCA
Linda T. SánchezDemocratCA
Lois CappsDemocratCA
Loretta SanchezDemocratCA
Lucille Roybal-AllardDemocratCA
Maxine WatersDemocratCA
Michael M. HondaDemocratCA
Mike ThompsonDemocratCA
Sam FarrDemocratCA
Susan A. DavisDemocratCA
Xavier BecerraDemocratCA
Zoe LofgrenDemocratCA
Diana DeGetteDemocratCO
Ed PerlmutterDemocratCO
Jared PolisDemocratCO
Christopher MurphyDemocratCT
James A. HimesDemocratCT
Joe CourtneyDemocratCT
John B. LarsonDemocratCT
Rosa L. DeLauroDemocratCT
Alan GraysonDemocratFL
Alcee L. HastingsDemocratFL
Corrine BrownDemocratFL
Debbie Wasserman SchultzDemocratFL
Theodore E. DeutchDemocratFL
David ScottDemocratGA
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.DemocratGA
John BarrowDemocratGA
John LewisDemocratGA
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.DemocratGA
Mazie K. HironoDemocratHI
Bruce L. BraleyDemocratIA
David LoebsackDemocratIA
Bill FosterDemocratIL
Bobby L. RushDemocratIL
Daniel LipinskiDemocratIL
Danny K. DavisDemocratIL
Janice D. SchakowskyDemocratIL
Luis V. GutiérrezDemocratIL
Mike QuigleyDemocratIL
André CarsonDemocratIN
Joe DonnellyDemocratIN
John A. YarmuthDemocratKY
Edward J. MarkeyDemocratMA
James P. McGovernDemocratMA
John F. TierneyDemocratMA
Michael E. CapuanoDemocratMA
Niki TsongasDemocratMA
Richard E. NealDemocratMA
Stephen F. LynchDemocratMA
C. A. Dutch RuppersbergerDemocratMD
Chris Van HollenDemocratMD
Donna F. EdwardsDemocratMD
Elijah E. CummingsDemocratMD
John P. SarbanesDemocratMD
Steny H. HoyerDemocratMD
Chellie PingreeDemocratME
Michael H. MichaudDemocratME
Gary C. PetersDemocratMI
John Conyers, Jr.DemocratMI
John D. DingellDemocratMI
Sander M. LevinDemocratMI
Betty McCollumDemocratMN
Collin C. PetersonDemocratMN
Keith EllisonDemocratMN
Timothy J. WalzDemocratMN
Emanuel CleaverDemocratMO
Wm. Lacy ClayDemocratMO
Bennie G. ThompsonDemocratMS
David E. PriceDemocratNC
G. K. ButterfieldDemocratNC
Mike McIntyreDemocratNC
Carol Shea-PorterDemocratNH
Albio SiresDemocratNJ
Bill Pascrell, Jr.DemocratNJ
Frank Pallone, Jr.DemocratNJ
Rush HoltDemocratNJ
Ben Ray LujánDemocratNM
Martin HeinrichDemocratNM
Dina TitusDemocratNV
Brian HigginsDemocratNY
Carolyn B. MaloneyDemocratNY
Carolyn McCarthyDemocratNY
Charles B. RangelDemocratNY
Daniel B. MaffeiDemocratNY
Eliot L. EngelDemocratNY
Gregory W. MeeksDemocratNY
Jerrold NadlerDemocratNY
José E. SerranoDemocratNY
Joseph CrowleyDemocratNY
Louise McIntosh SlaughterDemocratNY
Nita M. LoweyDemocratNY
Nydia M. VelázquezDemocratNY
Paul TonkoDemocratNY
Steve IsraelDemocratNY
Timothy H. BishopDemocratNY
William L. OwensDemocratNY
Yvette D. ClarkeDemocratNY
Marcia L. FudgeDemocratOH
Marcy KapturDemocratOH
Tim RyanDemocratOH
Earl BlumenauerDemocratOR
Kurt SchraderDemocratOR
Peter A. DeFazioDemocratOR
Allyson Y. SchwartzDemocratPA
Chaka FattahDemocratPA
Michael F. DoyleDemocratPA
Robert A. BradyDemocratPA
James E. ClyburnDemocratSC
Jim CooperDemocratTN
Steve CohenDemocratTN
Al GreenDemocratTX
Eddie Bernice JohnsonDemocratTX
Gene GreenDemocratTX
Henry CuellarDemocratTX
Lloyd DoggettDemocratTX
Rubén HinojosaDemocratTX
Sheila Jackson LeeDemocratTX
Jim MathesonDemocratUT
Gerald E. ConnollyDemocratVA
James P. MoranDemocratVA
Robert C. "Bobby" ScottDemocratVA
Peter WelchDemocratVT
Adam SmithDemocratWA
Jim McDermottDemocratWA
Rick LarsenDemocratWA
Gwen MooreDemocratWI
Ron KindDemocratWI
Tammy BaldwinDemocratWI
Nick J. Rahall IIDemocratWV
Mike RogersRepublicanAL
Robert B. AderholtRepublicanAL
Spencer BachusRepublicanAL
John BoozmanRepublicanAR
Duncan HunterRepublicanCA
Gary G. MillerRepublicanCA
Howard P. "Buck" McKeonRepublicanCA
Ken CalvertRepublicanCA
Kevin McCarthyRepublicanCA
Mike CoffmanRepublicanCO
Ander CrenshawRepublicanFL
Bill PoseyRepublicanFL
Gus M. BilirakisRepublicanFL
Ileana Ros-LehtinenRepublicanFL
John L. MicaRepublicanFL
Mario Diaz-BalartRepublicanFL
Vern BuchananRepublicanFL
Phil GingreyRepublicanGA
Steve KingRepublicanIA
Tom LathamRepublicanIA
Michael K. SimpsonRepublicanID
John ShimkusRepublicanIL
Mark KirkRepublicanIL
Peter J. RoskamRepublicanIL
Jerry MoranRepublicanKS
Lynn JenkinsRepublicanKS
Brett GuthrieRepublicanKY
Ed WhitfieldRepublicanKY
Harold RogersRepublicanKY
Bill CassidyRepublicanLA
Charles W. Boustany Jr.RepublicanLA
John FlemingRepublicanLA
Steve ScaliseRepublicanLA
Candice S. MillerRepublicanMI
Dave CampRepublicanMI
Fred UptonRepublicanMI
Mike RogersRepublicanMI
Erik PaulsenRepublicanMN
John KlineRepublicanMN
Michele BachmannRepublicanMN
Blaine LuetkemeyerRepublicanMO
Roy BluntRepublicanMO
Sam GravesRepublicanMO
Gregg HarperRepublicanMS
Patrick T. McHenryRepublicanNC
Walter B. JonesRepublicanNC
Adrian SmithRepublicanNE
Jeff FortenberryRepublicanNE
Lee TerryRepublicanNE
Christopher H. SmithRepublicanNJ
Frank A. LoBiondoRepublicanNJ
Leonard LanceRepublicanNJ
Rodney P. FrelinghuysenRepublicanNJ
Dean HellerRepublicanNV
Peter T. KingRepublicanNY
John A. BoehnerRepublicanOH
Michael R. TurnerRepublicanOH
Patrick J. TiberiRepublicanOH
Robert E. LattaRepublicanOH
Frank D. LucasRepublicanOK
Tom ColeRepublicanOK
Greg WaldenRepublicanOR
Bill ShusterRepublicanPA
Charles W. DentRepublicanPA
Glenn ThompsonRepublicanPA
Jim GerlachRepublicanPA
Joseph R. PittsRepublicanPA
Tim MurphyRepublicanPA
Joe WilsonRepublicanSC
David P. RoeRepublicanTN
John J. Duncan, Jr.RepublicanTN
Marsha BlackburnRepublicanTN
Joe BartonRepublicanTX
John Abney CulbersonRepublicanTX
John R. CarterRepublicanTX
Kay GrangerRepublicanTX
Kevin BradyRepublicanTX
Lamar SmithRepublicanTX
Louie GohmertRepublicanTX
Mac ThornberryRepublicanTX
Michael T. McCaulRepublicanTX
Pete OlsonRepublicanTX
Pete SessionsRepublicanTX
Ralph M. HallRepublicanTX
Frank R. WolfRepublicanVA
J. Randy ForbesRepublicanVA
Robert J. WittmanRepublicanVA
Cathy McMorris RodgersRepublicanWA
David G. ReichertRepublicanWA
Doc HastingsRepublicanWA
Paul D. RyanRepublicanWI
Shelley Moore CapitoRepublicanWV
Cynthia M. LummisRepublicanWY

Nay41: 34 R

MemberPartyState
SHADEGG, John B.AZ
AKIN, W. ToddMO
JOHNSON, Timothy V.IL
CANTOR, EricVA
PAUL, Ronald ErnestTX
MACK, Connie, IVFL
HERGER, Walter WilliamCA
Don YoungRepublicanAK
Jeff FlakeRepublicanAZ
Trent FranksRepublicanAZ
Dana RohrabacherRepublicanCA
Darrell IssaRepublicanCA
Devin NunesRepublicanCA
Edward R. RoyceRepublicanCA
John CampbellRepublicanCA
Tom McClintockRepublicanCA
Doug LambornRepublicanCO
Jeff MillerRepublicanFL
Thomas J. RooneyRepublicanFL
Jack KingstonRepublicanGA
Lynn A. WestmorelandRepublicanGA
Paul C. BrounRepublicanGA
Tom GravesRepublicanGA
Tom PriceRepublicanGA
Aaron SchockRepublicanIL
Howard CobleRepublicanNC
Virginia FoxxRepublicanNC
Scott GarrettRepublicanNJ
Jim JordanRepublicanOH
Jeb HensarlingRepublicanTX
K. Michael ConawayRepublicanTX
Kenny MarchantRepublicanTX
Michael C. BurgessRepublicanTX
Randy NeugebauerRepublicanTX
Sam JohnsonRepublicanTX
Ted PoeRepublicanTX
Jason ChaffetzRepublicanUT
Rob BishopRepublicanUT
Bob GoodlatteRepublicanVA
F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.RepublicanWI
Thomas E. PetriRepublicanWI

Not Voting10: 3 D

MemberPartyState
SESTAK, JoePA
BROWN, Henry Edward, Jr.SC
DELAHUNT, BillMA
BARRETT, James GreshamSC
PLATTS, ToddPA
WAMP, Zachary PaulTN
KENNEDY, Patrick JosephRI
Kathy CastorDemocratFL
Peter J. ViscloskyDemocratIN
James R. LangevinDemocratRI

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