Foreign Robocall Elimination Act
Latest action · Sep 16, 2026 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 37 - 0.
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.
- IntroducedNov 19, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Foreign Robocall Elimination Act
This bill modifies and expands certain Federal Communications Commission (FCC) programs targeting illegal robocalls and creates a task force to advise the federal government on foreign robocalls.
For example, the bill directs the FCC to issue rules under which certain voice service providers (i.e., phone companies) may be required to post a bond before filing required certifications in the Robocall Mitigation Database. (Under current law, providers must file annual certifications in this database regarding their compliance with illegal robocall mitigation requirements. Noncompliant providers are removed from the database and effectively blocked from the U.S. telephone network.) Providers that do not demonstrate legitimate operations, sufficient regulatory oversight, or the ability to pay fines may be subject to the bond requirement. The FCC must establish categorical exemptions for classes of legitimate providers that satisfy certain criteria.
Further, the bill makes changes related to the FCC’s traceback consortium, a group selected by the FCC to conduct private-led efforts to trace the origin of suspected illegal robocalls. Specifically, the bill protects the consortium from liability for receiving, sharing, or publishing information about suspected fraudulent, abusive, or illegal robocalls and other illegal calls. Additionally, the bill authorizes the consortium to publish a list of voice service providers based on information about providers’ transmission or origination of illegal robocalls or refusal to participate in traceback efforts. (Currently, only the FCC may publish this list.)
The bill also establishes an interagency task force on combating robocalls that originate outside the United States.
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 19, 2025 to Oct 6, 2026; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Nov 19, 2025 |
| D-MN | Kelly Morrison | Original | Nov 19, 2025 |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Original | Nov 19, 2025 |
| D-NY | Josh Riley | Nov 20, 2025 | |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | Nov 20, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Dec 2, 2025 | |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Dec 5, 2025 | |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Dec 5, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-NY | John W. Mannion | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Dave Min | Dec 16, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Laura Gillen | Dec 23, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Ryan Mackenzie | Jan 30, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Tim Moore | Jan 30, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Apr 15, 2026 | |
| D-NY | George Latimer | May 13, 2026 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Jun 18, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Jul 21, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Pat Harrigan | Jul 21, 2026 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Jul 21, 2026 | |
| R-PA | John Joyce | Aug 13, 2026 | |
| R-OH | Michael A. Rulli | Aug 13, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | Aug 20, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| R-MI | John James | Sep 1, 2026 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Sep 1, 2026 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Sep 3, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Sep 8, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Kat Cammack | Sep 15, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Oct 6, 2026 |
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 Nov 19, 2025Markup Sep 16, 2026 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Nov 19, 2025Markup Sep 1, 2026Reported Sep 1, 2026 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Sep 16, 2026Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 37 - 0.
- Sep 1, 2026Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Sep 1, 2026Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Nov 19, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
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. 171, no. 195, November 19, 2025, page H4818.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48941 | Combating Robocalls and Robotexts: Background, Selected FCC Activity, and Legislative Activity in the 119th Congress | Report | May 12, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2666 | Foreign Robocall Elimination Act | Related bill | Aug 10, 2026 |
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 a taskforce on unlawful robocalls, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Foreign Robocall Elimination Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 19, 2025Introduced 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.
