Grothman Hangs Up On Robocalls With Vote
27 July 2019 News
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) this week voted in favor of H.R. 3375, the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act, of which he was a cosponsor. The bill passed the House 429-3. H.R. 3375 was introduced by Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ). Grothman was one of just 67 Republican cosponsors.
The Stopping Bad Robocalls Act will give individuals the choice to opt-out of receiving robocalls, require callers keep detailed records of who has or has not opted out of robocalls and prevent the callers from evading the new rules. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will have up to one year from the time the bill is signed into law to fully implement these new rules and would be required to keep Congress updated on the entities breaking the rules.
In 2018, an estimated 47.8 billion robocalls were placed nationwide, a 57 percent increase over 2017. Illegal robocalls affect American life in increasingly harmful ways, from scams to defraud consumers to disrupting our health care system.
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