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H.R. 3375: Stopping Bad Robocalls Act

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H.R. 3375: Stopping Bad Robocalls Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-06-20 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-06-20 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 502 (2019): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR3375 (2019-07-24), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Stopping Bad Robocalls Act

Plain summary

Stopping Bad Robocalls Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take certain actions to protect consumers from robocalls. Specifically, the FCC must update regulations exempting certain robocalls from criminal liability to include identified parties who may make such calls, parties who may be called, and how many times they may be called; require implementation of call authentication technology; initiate a proceeding to protect called parties from one-ring scams; establish the Hospital Robocall Protection Group to develop best practices for combating robocalls made to hospitals and to devise strategies for hospitals to protect against such calls; establish a single consortium to conduct private-led robocall tracing efforts and implement a streamlined process for private entities to voluntarily share information with the FCC; ensure robocall blocking services provided on an opt-out basis are free of cost and include transparency and redress options; and provide the Department of Justice (DOJ) with evidence of any willful, knowing, and repeated robocall violation made with an intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value. Additionally, the bill allows a forfeiture penalty to be imposed without a prior citation where illegal robocalls were made intentionally and where inaccurate caller identification information has been provided. Further, the DOJ must assemble an interagency working group to study and report on the prohibition of robocalls with a focus on bettering enforcement against robocalls.

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Official text

Stopping Bad Robocalls Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] · 237 cosponsors

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Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Darren Soto (D-FL), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and 177 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] reported raising $2.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr3375 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116