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HR 946 116th Congress House

Stopping Bad Robocalls Act

Official title: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the prohibitions on making robocalls, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 4, 2019 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightConsumer affairs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 30, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 5, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Feb 4, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 4, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 30, 2019

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stopping Bad Robocalls Act

This bill expands measures to protect consumers from unlawful robocalls.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 38
All 38 Democratic 29 Republican 1
D
Sherman, Brad
California · Dec 19, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 22, 2019
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jun 18, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jun 13, 2019
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 12, 2019
LOWEY, NITA
· Jun 3, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · May 17, 2019
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 17, 2019
Lipinski, Daniel
· May 17, 2019
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · May 17, 2019
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · May 1, 2019
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 29, 2019
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Apr 29, 2019
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Apr 29, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 29, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Apr 9, 2019
Yarmuth, John
· Apr 9, 2019
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Apr 3, 2019
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Apr 3, 2019
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Mar 29, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Mar 29, 2019
Murphy, Stephanie
· Mar 21, 2019
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 26, 2019
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Feb 26, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 13, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 11, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Feb 11, 2019
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 11, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 4, 2019
Crist, Charlie
· Feb 4, 2019
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Feb 4, 2019
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 4, 2019
McEachin, A.
· Feb 4, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 4, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Feb 4, 2019
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Feb 4, 2019
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 4, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 946: Stopping Bad Robocalls Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-946/
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"H.R. 946: Stopping Bad Robocalls Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-946/.
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H.R. 946, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-946/.
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