Latta, Doyle File House Version of Robocall Trace Back Enhancement Act
House Communications Subcommittee ranking member Bob Latta, R-Ohio, and subpanel Chairman Mike Doyle, D-Pa., filed a companion version of the Robocall Trace Back Enhancement Act (S-3335) Wednesday. The measure, filed in the Senate in December, would protect the Traced Act’s…
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USTelecom-led Industry Traceback Group by providing immunity from lawsuits for “receiving, sharing and publishing” certain “covered” trace-back information, including information on “suspected fraudulent, abusive or unlawful robocalls” (see 2112080059). Reps. John Curtis, R-Utah, and Tom O’Halleran, D-Ariz., are also co-sponsors of the House bill. “We made significant strides in Congress to protect consumers from scams and fraud with” the 2019 Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (Traced) Act, Latta said. “But as time passes, bad actors are constantly morphing their tactics in an effort to continue with their illegal scams. I am proud that with the Robocall Trace Back Enhancement Act, we can build upon our work to stop bad actors in their tracks and protect the American people from their schemes.” Latta and other lawmakers are eyeing whether a new robocall legislative package is possible this year (see 2204210025).