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Bill · 119th Congress · S 2666
Foreign Robocall Elimination Act
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Introduced 2025-08-01Topic: technology privacy · public safetySummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceForeign Robocall Elimination Act This bill establishes an interagency task force on unlawful robocalls to advise federal agencies and Congress on combating robocalls made from outside of the United States. The bill also increases the term applicable to the Federal Communications Commission’s designation of an industry-led consortium to trace the origin of suspected unlawful robocalls. Under current law, the commission must annually seek applications from industry groups to serve as the designated consortium; under the bill, the commission must seek applications once every three years.
Sponsors
- Ted Budd Republican sponsor
- 3 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | House | Held at the desk. | |
| 2026-08-10 | House | Received in the House. | |
| 2026-08-10 | Senate | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | |
| 2026-08-03 | Senate | Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4412-4414; text: CR S4412-4414) | |
| 2026-08-03 | Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. | floor pass | |
| 2026-06-01 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 422. | |
| 2026-06-01 | Senate | Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-122. | refer |
| 2026-06-01 | Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-122. | report | |
| 2025-10-21 | Senate | Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | refer |
| 2025-08-01 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | refer |
| 2025-08-01 | Introduced in Senate | introduce |