Here’s all the current TCPA action on the hill:
Updated March 27, 2019.
Senate
| Bill Name | Bill Number | Date Introduced | Explanation | Companion Bill |
| Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (“TRACED Act”) | S. 151 | 1/16/2019 | Extends the window for civil enforcement action against intentional violations to three years, and creates an interagency working group—including the CFPB, DOJ and Department of Homeland Security—to discuss and report on how to increase regulatory enforcement under the TCPA. The TRACED Act also promotes call authentication and blocking adoption. | H.R. 1602 |
| Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2019 | S. 512 | 2/14/2019 | Establishes an office within the FCC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection to advise on the prevention of fraud targeting seniors, which includes establishing procedures for lodging complaints. | None |
| Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls Act of 2019 (“HANGUP Act”) | S. 626 | 2/28/2019 | Repeals a provision of the 2015 Budget Act which allows debt collectors to robocall and text – without consent – those who owe a debt to, or have a debt guaranteed by, the federal government. | H.R. 1421 |
| FCC Reporting Modernization Act | S. 819 | 3/14/2018 | Enhances reporting requirements by the FCC to Congress to include an assessment of the robocall problem and the FCC’s enforcement efforts | None |
House
| Bill Name | Bill Number | Date Introduced | Explanation | Companion Bill |
| Robo Calls Off Phones Act (“Robo COP Act” | H.R. 805 | 1/28/2019 | Expands DNC Registry protection to include politically-oriented recorded message phone calls | None |
| Stopping Bad Robocalls Act | H.R. 946 | 2/4/2019 | Amends TCPA to: (1) expand the ATDS definition to include dialers that call from a list without human intervention; (2) allow consumers to revoke consent they’ve previously given to receive calls—including contractual consent; (3) require verified caller ID information before a call can be put through; (4) extend the statute of limitations to four years for regulatory robocall actions; and (5) give the FCC authority to take action when tracking down robocallers. | None |
| Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls Act of 2019 (“HANGUP Act”) | H.R. 1421 | 2/28/2019 | The HANGUP Act repeals a provision of the 2015 Budget Act which allows debt collectors to robocall and text – without consent – those who owe a debt to, or have a debt guaranteed by, the federal government. | S. 626 |
| Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2019 | H.R. 1575 | 3/6/2019 | The Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2019 extends the statute of limitations for robocall enforcement actions to three years and authorizes the FCC to pursue cases against robocall rule violators without first issuing a citation. | None |