HR 4779 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

To extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006, and for other purposes.

Introduced Oct 22, 2019 Originated House Became Public Law 116-173 Sponsor Cathy McMorris Rodgers R-WA

Latest action · Oct 20, 2020 Became Public Law No: 116-173.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedOct 22, 2019
Passed HouseDec 16, 2019
Passed SenateSep 24, 2020
To the PresidentOct 9, 2020
Became lawOct 20, 2020Public Law 116-173

Summary

This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 the U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006, which permits the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to take certain actions to protect consumers from cross-border fraud and deception occurring over the internet. The bill further requires the FTC to report on its activities concerning cross-border, online fraud and provide any policy recommendations to address such fraud.

Cosponsors 6

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 22, 2019 to Nov 19, 2019; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-IN	Larry Bucshon	Original	Oct 22, 2019
D-IL	Robin L. Kelly	Original	Oct 22, 2019
D-IL	Janice D. Schakowsky		Oct 23, 2019
R-MT	Greg Gianforte		Oct 29, 2019
R-PA	John Joyce		Oct 31, 2019
D-DE	Lisa Blunt Rochester		Nov 19, 2019

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Energy and Commerce Committee	Referred Oct 22, 2019Markup Nov 20, 2019Reported Dec 16, 2019
	Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee	Referred Oct 23, 2019Hearings Oct 24, 2019Reported Nov 14, 2019
Senate	Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee	Referred Dec 17, 2019Discharged Sep 24, 2020

Actions 22

Everything that happened, newest first.

Oct 20, 2020Signed by President.
Oct 20, 2020Became Public Law No: 116-173.
Oct 9, 2020Presented to President.
Sep 29, 2020Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 24, 2020Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 24, 2020Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5851-5852)
Sep 24, 2020Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Dec 17, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Dec 16, 2019Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-351.
Dec 16, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 280.
Dec 16, 2019Ms. Schakowsky moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Dec 16, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10286-10287)
Dec 16, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4779.
Dec 16, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10286)
Dec 16, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 20, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 20, 2019Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Nov 14, 2019Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Oct 24, 2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Oct 23, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Oct 22, 2019Introduced in House
Oct 22, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Senate	Debate and remarks S5851, S5852	Richard Blumenthal D-CT	Sep 24, 2020
House	Debate and remarks H10286, H10287Text printed H10286Notices H10305Estimated budget effects of H.R. 4779, Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act extension	Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL, John A. Yarmuth D-KY, Robert E. Latta R-OH	Dec 16, 2019

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

H. Rept. 116-351

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

Feb 18, 2020H.R. 4779, an act to extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006, and for other purposesAs passed by the House of Representatives on December 16, 2019

Constitutional authority

[Pages H8720-H8721] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Ms. WEXTON: H.R. 4971. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, clause 7 By Miss. RICE of New York: H.R. 4972. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions, as follows: H.R. 3: Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Perlmutter, and Ms. Davids of Kansas. H.R. 35: Mr. Neguse. H.R. 40: Ms. DeGette. H.R. 180: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi. H.R. 230: Mr. Lewis. H.R. 566: Mr. Suozzi. H.R. 838: Mr. Meeks and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky. H.R. 849: Mr. Langevin and Mr. Casten of Illinois. H.R. 935: Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky. H.R. 1043: Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Johnson of Ohio. H.R. 1049: Mr. Lynch. H.R. 1092: Mr. Raskin. H.R. 1110: Mr. Wright. H.R. 1133: Ms. Ocasio-Cortez. H.R. 1155: Mr. Pence. H.R. 1171: Mr. Meeks. H.R. 1175: Mr. Richmond. H.R. 1188: Mr. Doggett. H.R. 1254: Ms. Wexton. H.R. 1257: Mr. Rutherford. H.R. 1289: Ms. Matsui. H.R. 1309: Mr. Richmond and Mr. Bishop of Georgia. H.R. 1367: Mr. Johnson of Georgia and Mr. Levin of Michigan. H.R. 1383: Mr. Olson. H.R. 1418: Mr. Schrader. H.R. 1468: Mr. Grijalva. H.R. 1498: Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Dean, and Mr. Grijalva. H.R. 1528: Mr. Trone. H.R. 1652: Mr. Schrader, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Correa, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Evans, and Ms. Velazquez. H.R. 1673: Mr. Harris. H.R. 1680: Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Womack, Mr. Ferguson, and Mr. Byrne. H.R. 1705: Mrs. Lawrence. H.R. 1748: Mr. Sherman, Mr. Crow, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico, and Mr. Keating. H.R. 1754: Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Kind, Ms. Bass, and Mr. Larson of Connecticut. H.R. 1765: Mr. McKinley. H.R. 1777: Ms. Meng. H.R. 1923: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Welch, Mr. Lowenthal, and Ms. Garcia of Texas. H.R. 2051: Mr. Suozzi. H.R. 2075: Ms. Mucarsel-Powell. H.R. 2086: Mrs. Luria. H.R. 2117: Mr. Joyce of Ohio. H.R. 2147: Mr. Kildee, Ms. Moore, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Gottheimer, and Mr. Calvert. H.R. 2210: Mr. Soto. H.R. 2222: Mr. Smith of Nebraska. H.R. 2235: Mr. Crawford, Mr. Payne, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lynch, and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania. H.R. 2279: Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Rush, Mr. Neguse, and Mr. Kennedy. H.R. 2283: Mr. Lewis. H.R. 2301: Mr. Bacon. H.R. 2411: Ms. Spanberger and Mr. Comer. H.R. 2433: Mr. Sires. H.R. 2498: Ms. Sewell of Alabama. H.R. 2501: Mr. Soto. H.R. 2521: Mr. Soto, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Bucshon, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois. H.R. 2584: Mr. Olson and Mr. Hice of Georgia. H.R. 2645: Ms. Jackson Lee. H.R. 2653: Mrs. Axne. H.R. 2656: Ms. Slotkin. H.R. 2668: Mr. Young and Ms. Finkenauer. H.R. 2693: Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Holding, Mr. Smith of Missouri, and Mr. Arrington. H.R. 2746: Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico. H.R. 2747: Ms. Speier and Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania. H.R. 2788: Mr. Amodei. H.R. 2802: Ms. Finkenauer and Ms. Schakowsky. H.R. 2825: Mrs. Walorski. H.R. 2862: Mr. Balderson. H.R. 2867: Ms. Brownley of California. H.R. 2985: Mr. Nunes and Mr. Rouda. H.R. 2986: Mr. Lewis and Mr. Blumenauer. H.R. 2990: Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Norman, Ms. Stevens, and Mr. Davidson of Ohio. H.R. 3048: Mr. Smith of Missouri. H.R. 3062: Mr. Johnson of Ohio. H.R. 3080: Mr. Brindisi and Ms. Waters. H.R. 3127: Mr. Welch and Mr. Smith of Nebraska. H.R. 3138: Mr. Norcross. H.R. 3155: Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Hollingsworth, Mr. Perry, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Stauber, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Katko, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Reed, Mr. Pence, Mr[...]

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 173, October 31, 2019.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 116-75	REAUTHORIZING BRAND USA AND THE U.S. SAFE WEB ACT81 pages	Energy and Commerce Committee	Oct 29, 2019

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 3132	A bill to extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006, and for other purposes.	Identical bill	Aug 12, 2020

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006, and for other purposes.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

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