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H.R. 3434 116th Congress House

Tracing Back and Catching Unlawful Robocallers Act of 2019

Official title: To require the Federal Communications Commission to publish an annual report on suspected unlawful robocalls, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 26, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Jun 24, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 24, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tracing Back and Catching Unlawful Robocallers Act of 2019

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to report annually on the status of private-led efforts to trace the origin of suspected unlawful robocalls and to list telecommunication service providers that have not sufficiently participated. The FCC shall also foster the establishment of a single consortium to conduct private-led efforts to trace the origin of suspected unlawful robocalls.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 151 Pallone-Thune TRACED Act
  • HR 3375 Stopping Bad Robocalls Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 26, 2019
Gianforte, Greg
· Jun 24, 2019
Johnson, Bill
· Jun 24, 2019
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 24, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3434: Tracing Back and Catching Unlawful Robocallers Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3434/
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"H.R. 3434: Tracing Back and Catching Unlawful Robocallers Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3434/.
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H.R. 3434, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3434/.
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