Bill now awaits approval in the U.S. Senate before the end of the year.
12/4/2019 14:00
A week after its introduction, as expected, the House of Representatives approved the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act 417-3.
Congressional leaders officially released an agreement on S.151, the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act, from the House and Senate aiming to mitigate “robocalls” Nov. 27; taking into consideration some changes addressing concerns of legitimate businesses in the accounts receivable management industry by removing problematic provisions concerning “consent revocation” and defining “called party.” The legislation in its current form directs the Federal Communications Commission to engage in several rulemakings, and reports to Congress, on issues it has been examining over the past year including call blocking and call authentication.
Members may read more here: ACA’s Advocacy Leads to Improved Bill