Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a markup on Tuesday, June 25, at 2 pm in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The Subcommittee will markup bipartisan legislation to stop abusive robocall practices.
Yesterday, Pallone and Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), along with Doyle and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH), introduced a bipartisan version of the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (HR 3375).
“The bipartisan Stopping Bad Robocalls Act requires critical consumer protections, makes sure Americans can trust the number on their Caller ID again, and allows the blocking of calls in a reasonable manner without an extra charge," Pallone and Doyle said. “The American people have had enough of these annoying and potentially dangerous calls, and we look forward to considering this strong bipartisan legislation in the Subcommittee on Tuesday."
The Subcommittee will consider the following bill:
H.R. 3375, the "Stopping Bad Robocalls Act," introduced by Pallone, Walden, Doyle, and Latta, would require the implementation of call authentication technology, allow carriers to offer call blocking services at no additional charge, direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to issue rules to protect consumers from calls they didn’t agree to receive and to ensure consumers can withdraw consent, require the FCC to enact safeguards so companies can’t abuse robocall exemptions, ensure the FCC has the authority and the tools to take strong, quick enforcement action, and mandate the FCC to submit a report to Congress on the implementation of its reassigned numbers database.
Information for this markup, including the Committee Memorandum, electronic copies of the legislation and any amendments, and a link to the live webcast will be posted HERE as they become available.
