To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for information sharing regarding robocall and spoofing violations, to authorize the provision of a robocall blocking service with opt-out customer approval, and to provide for a study on information requirements for certain VoIP service providers.
Actions Overview (1)
Date
Actions Overview
04/29/2019
Introduced in House
04/29/2019 Introduced in House
All Actions (4)
Date
All Actions
04/30/2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held. Action By: House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
04/30/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Action By: Committee on Energy and Commerce
04/29/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Action By: House of Representatives
04/29/2019
Introduced in House Action By: House of Representatives
04/30/2019 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
04/30/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
04/29/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committees, subcommittees and links to reports associated with this bill are listed here, as well as the nature and date of committee activity and Congressional report number.
Committee / Subcommittee
Date
Activity
Reports
House Energy and Commerce
04/29/2019
Referred to
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
04/30/2019
Referred to
04/30/2019
Hearings by
Related Bills (0)
As of 12/11/2020 no related bill information has been received for H.R.2386 - STOP Robocalls Act
Support Tools to Obliterate Pesky Robocalls Act or the STOP Robocalls Act
This bill provides measures to eliminate unlawful robocalls.
Specifically, the bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a streamlined process whereby a private entity may voluntarily share information about unlawful robocalls or text messages and unlawful caller identification spoofing. In addition, the bill authorizes a telecommunications company to provide a free, opt-in robocall blocking service to its customers.
The FCC must also study and report on whether a Voice Over Internet Protocol service should be required to provide the FCC with its contact information and retain records of all calls transmitted over the service.
All Summaries (1)
Shown Here: Introduced in House (04/29/2019)
Support Tools to Obliterate Pesky Robocalls Act or the STOP Robocalls Act
This bill provides measures to eliminate unlawful robocalls.
Specifically, the bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a streamlined process whereby a private entity may voluntarily share information about unlawful robocalls or text messages and unlawful caller identification spoofing. In addition, the bill authorizes a telecommunications company to provide a free, opt-in robocall blocking service to its customers.
The FCC must also study and report on whether a Voice Over Internet Protocol service should be required to provide the FCC with its contact information and retain records of all calls transmitted over the service.