HR 7598
117th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Robocall Trace Back Enhancement Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 28, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Apr 27, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 27, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Robocall Trace Back Enhancement Act
This bill provides liability protection for specified information-sharing activities undertaken to trace the origins of unlawful robocalls.
Specifically, the bill protects a designated consortium that conducts private-led efforts to trace unlawful robocalls from liability for receiving, sharing, or publishing information about illegal calls, including their origin or source. The bill also applies liability protection to a voice service provider (i.e., a provider of any service that enables real-time, two-way voice communications) or other entity or person that shares information with the consortium.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Committees of jurisdiction
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