HCR 184 Summary

• Urges the United States Congress, Federal Communications Commission, and Federal Trade Commission to eliminate fraudulent telephone calls in the United States, including calls not traced or involving credit card transactions.

• Requests federal authorities enact laws or regulations requiring telephone companies to provide audible or visual warnings of calls from suspected fraudulent sources before the calls reach consumers.

• Addresses concerns that disreputable businesses use telephone calls to conduct fraudulent schemes, often impersonating governmental agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service.

• Directs transmission of certified copies to the U.S. Senate Majority Leader, U.S. House Speaker, Hawaii's congressional delegation, and the chairs of the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade Commission.