3.0.0 1239 2022-02-08T23:25:36Z 2022-02-08T23:25:36Z Senate S 2019-04-30 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-04-30T19:40:36Z ROBO Calls and Texts Act of 2019 116 2355 HR 2019-04-30 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS 2019-04-30 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2019-04-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR N Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Consumer affairs Executive agency funding and structure Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Technology assessment Telephone and wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2019-04-30 Introduced in Senate 2020-01-24T19:10:53Z Regulatory Oversight Barring Obnoxious Calls and Texts Act of 2019 or the ROBO Calls and Texts Act

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a Robocall Division within the Enforcement Bureau.

The Robocall Division shall be tasked with (1) ensuring consumer protection and compliance with federal laws relating to robocalls; (2) serving as a line of communication between the federal government and the communications industry, as well as between the FCC and related federal agencies, to coordinate efforts to eliminate robocalls; and (3) managing and addressing consumer complaints regarding robocalls.

Additionally, the bill requires the FCC to compel telecommunications providers to adopt technological standards for preventing robocalls.

]]> ROBO Calls and Texts Act Display Title ROBO Calls and Texts Act Short Title(s) as Introduced ROBO Calls and Texts Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Regulatory Oversight Barring Obnoxious Calls and Texts Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to establish within the Enforcement Bureau of the Commission a division that specifically addresses the issue of robocalls, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1239is/xml/BILLS-116s1239is.xml 2019-04-30 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.