118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 7112Stop Scams and Spam Act

To direct the Federal Communications Commission to develop a framework and tracking system to monitor the top 100 illegal robocall campaigns and to publish a monthly report on such campaigns, and for other purposes.

Science, technology, communications
Introduced Jan 29, 2024
Last action Feb 2, 2024
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to track and report on the top illegal robocall campaigns. The FCC is required to establish a framework for designating the top 100 campaigns, which must focus on campaigns involving primarily robocalls that are illegal or suspected to be illegal. The bill directs the FCC to release monthly reports on the designated top campaigns.  The bill defines robocalls as calls and text messages sent using (1) artificial dialing technology, or (2) an artificially generated message or an artificial or prerecorded voice.  

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Feb 2, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Jan 29, 2024
Introduced in House
Jan 29, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.