Contact Congress about H.R. 6152: Foreign Robocall Elimination Act

The FCC would lead a taskforce on illegal robocalls from abroad. The bill also gives the FCC new tools for tracking risky phone providers and protecting call-tracing work.

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Foreign Robocall Elimination Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Latest action on H.R. 6152: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects phone providers, federal regulators, the private call-tracing group, and people who receive scam robocalls. Phone providers could face new bond rules or public listing if they do not help trace calls. Federal agencies would have to study the problem and report options to Congress. Consumers could benefit if the work leads to better blocking or enforcement, but the bill does not promise a direct drop in calls.

Why this matters: Illegal robocalls can lead to scams, stolen identities, and lost money. Many hard-to-stop calls come from outside the United States. This bill tries to map that problem and give the FCC, Congress, and law enforcement better information. Its real effect would depend on future FCC rules and any later action by Congress or other agencies.

Key provisions in H.R. 6152

• The bill creates a taskforce on illegal robocalls from overseas. The FCC would lead it with input from the FTC and the Attorney General.
• The taskforce must include government members and seven private members. Those private members must represent phone providers, technology experts, marketers, non-marketing callers, and consumer advocates.
• The taskforce must compare robocalls from inside and outside the United States. It must also name top foreign source countries and estimate money losses and identity theft.
• The taskforce must study caller ID checks, including STIR/SHAKEN, which helps prove a caller ID is real. It must also study call tracing and ways countries could work together to verify calls.
• The taskforce must look at whether the Department of Justice needs a special robocall enforcement office. It must also study whether higher criminal penalties based on call volume could stop illegal robocalls.

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Questions people ask about H.R. 6152

What is H.R. 6152?

The FCC would lead a taskforce on illegal robocalls from abroad. The bill also gives the FCC new tools for tracking risky phone providers and protecting call-tracing work.

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