3.0.0 3078 2023-01-11T13:42:09Z 2023-01-11T13:42:09Z Senate S 2018-06-18 115 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-06-18T20:47:27Z Stopping Bad Robocalls Act 115 6026 HR 2018-06-07 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS 2018-06-18 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2018-06-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Government information and archives Telephone and wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2018-06-18 Introduced in Senate 2019-02-25T21:13:56Z Stopping Bad Robocalls Act

This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to expand prohibitions against autodialed calls to include the making of robocalls. A "robocall" is a call or text message made: (1) using equipment that makes a series of calls to stored telephone numbers, including numbers stored on a list, or to telephone numbers produced using a random or sequential number generator; or (2) using an artificial or prerecorded voice. The definition does not include calls made on equipment that requires substantial additional human intervention to dial or place a call after a human initiates the series of calls.

The bill also:

  • allows consumers to revoke prior express consent for receiving calls at any time and in any reasonable manner,
  • requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to apply certain consumer protections to exempted classes of robocalls, and
  • extends the statute of limitations to four years for violations of prohibitions on robocalls.

The FCC shall establish a nationwide database of telephone numbers that have been reassigned to other consumers and safe harbor provisions to protect voice service providers against errors in the database, (2) make annual reports to Congress on its progress in stopping robocalls, and (3) prescribe regulations requiring voice service providers to implement caller identification information authentication standards.

]]> Stopping Bad Robocalls Act Display Title Stopping Bad Robocalls Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the prohibitions on making robocalls, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Stopping Bad Robocalls Act Introduced in Senate 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3078is/xml/BILLS-115s3078is.xml 2018-06-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.