Advance the Foreign Robocall Elimination Act through Congress to combat illegal robocalls from foreign scammers, including by creating an interagency task force, strengthening traceback efforts, and considering stronger FCC rules for fraudulent providers.

Addison P. McDowell · North Carolina · Republican

policy impact 0.60 specificity 0.82 extraction confidence 87%

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I’m encouraged that the Foreign Robocall Elimination Act has advanced through the subcommittee, and I look forward to getting it through the full Energy and Commerce Committee.

McDowell committed to pushing the Foreign Robocall Elimination Act through the full House Energy and Commerce Committee after it advanced from subcommittee.

McDowell’s Bipartisan Foreign Robocall Elimination Act Advances Through House Subcommittee | Congressman Addison McDowell
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The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology reported in its legislative vote summary that H.R. 6152, the Foreign Robocall Elimination Act, was forwarded to the Full Committee by voice vote.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is concrete, recent evidence within the lookback window that the McDowell-backed House bill advanced from subcommittee to the full Energy and Commerce Committee. It is not final congressional passage or enactment, so it supports partial delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

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The bill text identifies H.R. 6152 as introduced by Rep. McDowell and others. It would establish an FCC taskforce on unlawful robocalls, require a report to Congress on foreign robocalls, change the TRACED Act consortium notice period to once every three years, create robocall mitigation database bond rules, and add protections and publication authority for traceback information.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official bill text matches the promised policy mechanisms: interagency task force, foreign-scam robocall study and recommendations, traceback-related changes, and stronger FCC rules for fraudulent or noncompliant providers. Because the bill remains in the legislative process, this supports partial rather than delivered status.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 6152, Foreign Robocall Elimination Act, Text of Legislation
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McDowell introduced or backed H.R. 6152, and the House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee advanced it to the full committee by voice vote in the same congressional term. The bill text matches the promised mechanisms, including an FCC task force, foreign robocall reporting, traceback-related provisions, and stronger rules for noncompliant providers. However, the measure had not passed both chambers or been enacted, so the substantive policy outcome was not fully delivered.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%