To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the "do-not-call" registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry.
United States115th CongressHR-740House of Representatives
Updated: Feb 3, 2017
Summary
Robo Calls Off Phones Act or the Robo COP Act This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission to revise the do-not-call registry provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. A "politically-oriented recorded message telephone call" is an outbound telephone call that plays a recorded message that: (1) promotes, advertises, campaigns, or solicits donations for or against a political candidate or regarding a political issue; or (2) uses a political candidate's name.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H802)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
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