HR 740 · 115th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

Robo COP Act

Introduced 2017-01-30· Sponsored by Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.(2017-02-03)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Robo Calls Off Phones Act or the Robo COP Act This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission to revise the do-not-call registry provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. A "politically-oriented recorded message telephone call" is an outbound telephone call that plays a recorded message that: (1) promotes, advertises, campaigns, or solicits donations for or against a political candidate or regarding a political issue; or (2) uses a political candidate's name.…

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Cosponsors (3)

1 Democrat2 Republicans