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A bill to deter criminal robocall violations and improve enforcement of section 227(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-3655| Senate 
| Updated: 11/15/2018
John Thune

John Thune

Republican Senator

South Dakota

Cosponsors (3)
Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act or the TRACED Act This bill implements a forfeiture penalty for intentional violations of the prohibition on certain robocalls. The bill also limits the scope of an annual reporting requirement for enforcement relating to unsolicited facsimile advertisements. The bill requires voice service providers to develop call authentication technologies. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) shall promulgate rules establishing when a provider may block a voice call based on information provided by the call authentication framework, but also must establish a process to permit a calling party adversely affected by the framework to verify the authenticity of their calls. The FCC shall also initiate a rulemaking to help protect a subscriber from receiving unwanted calls or texts from a caller using an unauthenticated number. This bill requires the Department of Justice to assemble an interagency working group to study and report to Congress on the enforcement of the prohibition of certain robocalls. Specifically, the working group will look into how to better enforce against robocalls by examining issues like the types of laws, policies, or constraints that could be inhibiting enforcement. The bill requires the FCC to initiate a proceeding to determine whether its policies regarding access to number resources could be modified to help reduce access to numbers by potential robocall violators.
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Timeline
Nov 15, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Nov 15, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Dec 21, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-7392
Introduced in House
  • November 15, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 15, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


  • December 21, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-7392
    Introduced in House

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Bills

  • HR 115-7392: To deter criminal robocall violations and improve enforcement of section 227(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes.

A bill to deter criminal robocall violations and improve enforcement of section 227(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-3655| Senate 
| Updated: 11/15/2018
Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act or the TRACED Act This bill implements a forfeiture penalty for intentional violations of the prohibition on certain robocalls. The bill also limits the scope of an annual reporting requirement for enforcement relating to unsolicited facsimile advertisements. The bill requires voice service providers to develop call authentication technologies. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) shall promulgate rules establishing when a provider may block a voice call based on information provided by the call authentication framework, but also must establish a process to permit a calling party adversely affected by the framework to verify the authenticity of their calls. The FCC shall also initiate a rulemaking to help protect a subscriber from receiving unwanted calls or texts from a caller using an unauthenticated number. This bill requires the Department of Justice to assemble an interagency working group to study and report to Congress on the enforcement of the prohibition of certain robocalls. Specifically, the working group will look into how to better enforce against robocalls by examining issues like the types of laws, policies, or constraints that could be inhibiting enforcement. The bill requires the FCC to initiate a proceeding to determine whether its policies regarding access to number resources could be modified to help reduce access to numbers by potential robocall violators.
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Timeline
Nov 15, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Nov 15, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Dec 21, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-7392
Introduced in House
  • November 15, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 15, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


  • December 21, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-7392
    Introduced in House
John Thune

John Thune

Republican Senator

South Dakota

Cosponsors (3)
Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Bills

  • HR 115-7392: To deter criminal robocall violations and improve enforcement of section 227(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted