HR 3375 · 116th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

Stopping Bad Robocalls Act

Introduced 2019-06-20· Sponsored by Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate.(2019-07-25)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2019-07-24
Roll #502
Yea 429Nay 3
Democrats
234 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
195 Yea·2 Nay
PassedHouse · 2019-07-24
Roll #502
Yea 429Nay 3
Democrats
234 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
195 Yea·2 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Stopping Bad Robocalls Act This bill updates various policies and regulations relating to robocalls. Specifically, the bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to protect consumer privacy as it relates to robocalls. The FCC must update regulations involving certain robocalls that are exempt from criminal liability to include specific requirements identifying classes of parties who may make such calls, parties who may be called, and how many times they may be called. Additionally, the bill removes the requirement that a citation be issued prior to a forfeiture penalty being imposed in cases where violations involving illegal robocalls have been intentional and where inaccurate caller identification information has been provided. The bill also implements a three-year statute of limitation for such violations requiring notice, and a four-year statute of limitation where an intentional violation has occurred. The FCC must promulgate regulations to address requirements for effective call authentication technology as well as to establish a process to streamline the ways in which a private entity may voluntarily share with FCC information relating to an illegal call or te…

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Cosponsors (20)

17 Democrats3 Republicans