# 114-hr-5572: Protect Consumers from Phony Phone Charges Act of 2016

114-hr-5572, Protect Consumers from Phony Phone Charges Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5572
- Congress: 114
- Title: Protect Consumers from Phony Phone Charges Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2016-06-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protect Consumers from Phony Phone Charges Act of 2016 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to complete a rulemaking proceeding relating to the placing of unauthorized charges on a consumer's telephone bill (commonly referred to as "cramming"). The FCC must consider whether to issue a rule that requires blocking the placement of third-party charges on a consumer's wireline, wireless, or bundled services telephone bill under the criteria it relied upon when it entered into a consent decree relating to cramming with mobile voice and data service providers.

## Cosponsors (4)

- GENE GREEN (D-TX), 2016-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2016-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2016-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2016-07-06T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5572 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5572)

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- [114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika viru…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5044)
- [114-hr-4653: Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4653)
- [114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4592)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5572 (as of 2025-11-18).