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“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 932) expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to third-party charges on consumer telephone bills. The Clerk read the title of the resolution. The text of the resolution is as follows: H. Res. 932 Whereas telephone companies are required to permit third parties to bill for services on a consumer's monthly telephone bill in certain circumstances; Whereas ``cramming'' is the act of placing unauthorized charges on a wireline, wireless, or bundled services telephone bill of a consumer; Whereas the Federal Communications Commission estimates that cramming has harmed tens of millions of people in the United States; and Whereas existing protections against cramming have not prevented harm to consumers: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that protections against cramming should be improved and consumers should be empowered to stop unwanted third-party charges on their telephone bills. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Latta) and the gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Welch) each will control 20 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Ohio. General Leave”