House Communications to Mark Up Anti-Robocalls Bill Tuesday
The House Communications Subcommittee will mark up the compromise version of the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (HR-3375) Tuesday afternoon, the House Commerce Committee said Friday. The bill combines language from an earlier version (HR-946) and other measures the House Communications…
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Subcommittee examined in April (see 1904300212). HR-3375 would in part clarify the definition of a robocall and clarify exemptions to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. It would also direct the FCC to issue rules requiring carriers to offer opt-out robocall blocking and caller ID services to consumers for free; increases to three years -- and in some cases, four years -- the statute of limitations for illegal spoofing; and would increase FCC ability to impose forfeitures against illegal robocallers (see 1906200061). The markup will begin at 2 p.m. in 2123 Rayburn, House Commerce said.