[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H1232]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            MEASURES TO COMBAT ROBOCALLS COMING FROM ABROAD

  (Mr. BUDD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BUDD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss an ongoing issue that 
has affected nearly every American: the barrage of annoying and 
deceptive robocalls.
  These seemingly endless automated phone calls disrupt our daily 
lives; they constitute a serious form of harassment and expose millions 
of Americans to dangerous financial scams.
  That is why I introduced a bipartisan bill, alongside my colleagues, 
Representatives Lacy Clay and Dan Bishop, called the Foreign Robocall 
Elimination Act. Our bill takes on robocalls that originate overseas by 
directing the FCC to convene an interagency task force to develop 
effective measures to combat robocalls coming from abroad.
  No matter which side of the aisle we find ourselves on, we should all 
be able to agree: It is time for these illegal robocalls to be stopped 
once and for all.

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