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Creates Taskforce to Stop Robocalls
Recent Bills/Creates Taskforce to Stop Robocalls

Creates Taskforce to Stop Robocalls

IntroducedAugust 1, 2025
Passed Senate1 month ago
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Why This Matters

This bill establishes a taskforce to address and reduce unlawful robocalls, bringing together government and private sector experts.

If you receive unwanted robocalls, this taskforce aims to reduce them by developing new strategies within the next year.
Who this affects
Consumers receiving robocalls · Businesses relying on phone communications
What changes is this bill making?
  1. 1The Federal Communications Commission will form a taskforce to tackle unlawful robocalls within 270 days of the bill's passage.
  2. 2The taskforce will include representatives from various federal agencies and private sector experts in combating robocalls.
  3. 3Members will include voice service providers, technology experts, and consumer advocates to ensure diverse perspectives.
  4. 4The taskforce aims to develop strategies and solutions to reduce the number of illegal robocalls affecting consumers.
Read the detailed summary

Foreign Robocall Elimination Act This bill establishes an interagency task force on unlawful robocalls to advise federal agencies and Congress on combating robocalls made from outside of the United States. The bill also increases the term applicable to the Federal Communications Commission’s designation of an industry-led consortium to trace the origin of suspected unlawful robocalls. Under current law, the commission must annually seek applications from industry groups to serve as the designated consortium; under the bill, the commission must seek applications once every three years.

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IntroducedAug 1, 2025
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Waiting for a House floor vote.

It was held at the desk rather than sent to a committee, so it can be taken up directly.

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Donald Trump
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