This bill establishes a taskforce to combat overseas robocalls, with members from federal agencies and the private sector. The taskforce will produce a report within a year, recommending ways to combat unlawful robocalls, and identifying best practices for telephone service providers. It also amends a provision requiring an annual report to be submitted to Congress once every three years. The taskforce will terminate after submitting the report. Funding from various government agencies may be used to support the taskforce's operations.
Foreign 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.
