
Pallone-Thune TRACED Act
Policy Area: Science, Technology, Communications
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD)
Latest Action (2019-12-30): Became Public Law No: 116-105.
Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act or the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act This bill establishes rules and requirements to deter criminal robocall violations. Specifically, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must require voice service providers to develop call authentication technologies; initiate a rulemaking to protect a subscriber from receiving unwanted calls or texts from a caller using an unauthenticated number; establish when a provider may block a voice call based on information provided by the call authentication framework, but also establish a process to permit a calling party adversely affected by the framework to verify the authenticity of their calls; streamline the ways in which a private entity may voluntarily share information with the FCC relating to a call or text message that violates robocall restrictions; determine whether its policies regarding access to number resources could be modified to help reduce access to numbers by potential robocall violators; report on the implementation of the reassigned number database; implement consumer protections for exempted classes of robocalls; ensure opt-out/opt-in robocall blocking services provide transparency and redress options for consumers and callers with no additional line item charge to consumers or additional charge to callers for resolving complaints related to erroneously blocked calls; study whether to require a provider of a Voice over Internet Protocol
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Civil actions and liability, Congressional oversight, Department of Justice, Executive agency funding and structure, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Fraud offenses and financial crimes, Government studies and investigations
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How members voted on S151. 1859 total positions across all roll calls for this bill.
| Member | Date | Question | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert B. Aderholt (R-Alabama) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Jake Auchincloss (D-Massachusetts) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Mark E. Amodei (R-Nevada) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Alma S. Adams (D-North Carolina) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Pete Aguilar (D-California) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Rick W. Allen (R-Georgia) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Jodey C. Arrington (R-Texas) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Sanford D. Bishop (D-Georgia) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Cliff Bentz (R-Oregon) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Stephanie I. Bice (R-Oklahoma) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Gus M. Bilirakis (R-Florida) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Vern Buchanan (R-Florida) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Suzanne Bonamici (D-Oregon) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Andy Barr (R-Kentucky) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Julia Brownley (D-California) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Ami Bera (D-California) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Brian Babin (R-Texas) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Donald S. Beyer (D-Virginia) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Mike Bost (R-Illinois) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Brendan F. Boyle (D-Pennsylvania) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Don Bacon (R-Nebraska) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Jim Banks (R-Indiana) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-California) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Jack Bergman (R-Michigan) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Andy Biggs (R-Arizona) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Delaware) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Ted Budd (R-North Carolina) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Troy Balderson (R-Ohio) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| James R. Baird (R-Indiana) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Tim Burchett (R-Tennessee) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Shontel M. Brown (D-Ohio) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Ken Calvert (R-California) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| James E. Clyburn (D-South Carolina) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Kat Cammack (R-Florida) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| John R. Carter (R-Texas) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Ed Case (D-Hawaii) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Jim Costa (D-California) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Emanuel Cleaver (D-Missouri) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Kathy Castor (D-Florida) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Yvette D. Clarke (D-New York) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Steve Cohen (D-Tennessee) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Joe Courtney (D-Connecticut) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| André Carson (D-Indiana) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Judy Chu (D-California) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-Arkansas) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) | 2022-12-15 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
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S151 is the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act, introduced in the Senate of the 119th U.S. Congress by Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD). Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act or the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act This bill establishes rules and requirements to deter criminal robocall violations. Specifically, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must require voice service providers to develop call authentication technologies; initiate a rulemaking to protect a subscriber from receiving unwanted calls or texts from a caller using an unauthenticated number; establish when a provider may block a voice call based on information provided by the call authentication framework, but also establish a process to permit a calling party adversely affected by the framework to verify the authenticity of their calls; streamline the ways in which a private entity may voluntarily share information with the FCC relating to a call or text message that violates robocall restrictions; determine whether its policies regarding access to number resources could be modified to help reduce access to numbers by potential robocall violators; report on the implementation of the reassigned number database; implement consumer protections for exempted classes of robocalls; ensure opt-out/opt-in robocall blocking services provide transparency and redress options for consumers and callers with no additional line item charge to consumers or additional charge to callers for resolving complaints related to erroneously blocked calls; study whether to require a provider of a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service to give the FCC its contact information and retain a record of each call transmitted over the VoIP service that is sufficient to trace a call back to its source; provide the Department of Justice with any evidence obtained suggesting a robocall violation made with an intent to defraud or cause harm; protect called parties from one-ring scams (where a caller allows the call to ring for a short duration to prompt the called party to return the call and incur charges); establish a registration process for a single consortium that conducts private-led efforts to trace back the origin of suspected unlawful robocalls; and establish the Hospital Robocall Protection Group to issue best practices for combating unlawful robocalls made to hospitals, helping hospitals protect themselves, and assisting federal and state governments to combat such calls.
S151 was sponsored by Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD). Cosponsors and roll-call positions are listed on this page.
As of 2019-12-30, S151 Became Public Law No: 116-105..
S151 has had 1 roll-call vote on record. The most recent: 2019-05-23 — On Passage of the Bill S. 151 (Bill Passed (97-1)).
S151 is categorized under "Science, Technology, Communications." Browse other bills in this area at /topic-science-technology-communications/.
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