Congress Finally Taking Action on Robocalls

**Magoo** · 05-25-2019, 09:05 AM

If you want to put an end to those highly annoying robocalls, Congress has decided to start to take action in the matter. My congressman, Rob Wittman of Virginia, just advised us of the following proposed legislation:

H.R. 2386, the STOP Robocalls Act, sponsored by Rep. Bob Latta (OH-5). This legislation aims to combat the increasing number of robocalls that are targeting everyday Americans. According to a study conducted by spam monitoring service Hiya, Americans received more than 26 billion robocalls in 2018 – marking a 46% increase from the year before.

This bill will allow a carrier of voice services to provide robocall blocking technologies to customers on an informed opt-out basis at no charge. This is an important measure partly due to the previous costs related to using this type of service, which has kept many individuals from using it. H.R. 2386 will also require the FCC to conduct a study on requiring a provider of covered voice over internet protocol (VoIP) service to retain records relating to each call, which in effect, will provide information to the Commission that can better assist in tracking and tracing these illegal robocalls.

You not only need to call your representative in Washington but also the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, to push for its passage. Her number is 202 225-4965. Please pass this on to all your friends and associates