Foreign Robocall Elimination Act
Latest action · Feb 27, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Foreign Robocall Elimination Act
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish an interagency task force to study the most effective ways to combat unlawful robocalls made into the United States from foreign sources.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 27, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | Dan Bishop | Original | Feb 27, 2020 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Feb 27, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 27, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2020Introduced in House
- Feb 27, 2020Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1232)
- Feb 27, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 39, February 27, 2020, page H1252.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5207 | Foreign Robocall Elimination Act | Reintroduced Bill | Sep 13, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish an interagency taskforce on unlawful robocalls.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Foreign Robocall Elimination Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Crime prevention
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government studies and investigations
- Intergovernmental relations
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Public-private cooperation
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Telephone and wireless communication
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
