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S 1077 111th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Civil actions and liability Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Telephone and wireless communication

Robocall Privacy Act of 2009

Introduced: May 19, 2009 See on congress.gov
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May 19, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5621)
May 19, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5620-5621)
May 19, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Robocall Privacy Act of 2009 - Makes it unlawful for a person during specified periods before a federal primary or general election to make certain prerecorded political telephone calls with respect to a candidate for federal office without immediate disclosure of the recorded nature of the calls, the identity of the caller, and the appearance of the caller's telephone number on the recipient's caller identification service.

What's happening now May 19, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5621)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4641 Related bill Robocall Privacy Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 19, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1077: Robocall Privacy Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1077/
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"S. 1077: Robocall Privacy Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1077/.
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S. 1077, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1077/.
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