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.
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.
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Evidence
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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.
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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.
Assessments
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.