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Robo COP Act

Introduced: January 28, 2019 Introduced by: Foxx, Virginia Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Jan 29, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Jan 28, 2019
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Robo Calls Off Phones Act or the Robo COP Act

This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission to revise the do-not-call registry provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry.

A "politically-oriented recorded message telephone call" is an outbound telephone call that plays a recorded message that (1) promotes, advertises, campaigns, or solicits donations for or against a political candidate or regarding a political issue; or (2) uses a political candidate's name.

What's happening now January 29, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 805: Robo COP Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-805/
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"H.R. 805: Robo COP Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-805/.
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H.R. 805, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-805/.
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