118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 373 — Robo COP Act

“To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the "do-not-call" registry to prohibit politically oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry.”

Commerce

Introduced Jan 17, 2023

Last action Jan 27, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Jan 17, 2023

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Referred

Jan 27, 2023

E&C

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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SummaryCRS Summary

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 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.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 3 actions

Jan 27, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Jan 17, 2023

Introduced in House

Jan 17, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.