# 114-hr-4682: HANGUP Act

114-hr-4682, HANGUP Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4682
- Congress: 114
- Title: HANGUP Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Introduced: 2016-03-03
- Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls Act of 2016 or the HANGUP Act This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 to repeal provisions that authorize the use of automated telephone equipment to call cellular telephones for the purpose of collecting debts owed to the U.S. government.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2016-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2016-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2016-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5216: Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.
- 114-hr-4798: Reuniting Families Act
- 114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-4479: Families of Flint Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-4682 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4682)

## Related
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-5216: Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5216)
- [114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika viru…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5044)
- [114-hr-4798: Reuniting Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4798)
- [114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4592)
- [114-hr-4479: Families of Flint Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4479)
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