DART Act of 2019 2020-12-19 Passed Senate Data Analytics Robocall Technology Act of 2019 or the DART Act of 2019

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider establishing a process for maintaining a list of numbers that are ineligible to be blocked by a voice service provider.

These may include numbers used (1) for outgoing calls by a facility that is designated to originate or route emergency calls, (2) to originate calls from a government entity, or (3) by a school to provide school-related notifications.

The FCC must submit a report containing an analysis of the effectiveness of various categories of call-blocking tools and any legislative recommendations relating to this report.

]]> 2020-11-16 Reported to Senate Data Analytics Robocall Technology Act of 2019 or the DART Act of 2019

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider establishing a process for maintaining a list of numbers that are ineligible to be blocked by a voice service provider.

These may include numbers used (1) for outgoing calls by a facility that is designated to originate or route emergency calls, (2) to originate calls from a government entity, or (3) by a school to provide school-related notifications.

The FCC must submit a report containing an analysis of the effectiveness of various categories of call-blocking tools and any legislative recommendations relating to this report.

]]> 2019-07-23 Introduced in Senate Data Analytics Robocall Technology Act of 2019 or the DART Act of 2019

This bill allows the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a one-year pilot program enabling telephone companies to block automated calls they believe to be unlawful.

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