S151: Pallone-Thune TRACED Act
116th Congress (2019–2021) · Senate bill · Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
This page covers S151 in the 116th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so S151 in another Congress is a different bill.
116th Congress (2019–2021) · Senate bill · Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
This page covers S151 in the 116th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so S151 in another Congress is a different bill.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 1 |
| Chamber | Senate |
| Latest vote | 2019-05-23: Bill Passed (97-1) |
| Latest action | 2019-12-30: Became Public Law No: 116-105. |
| Policy area | Science, Technology, Communications |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
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…
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, Internet and video services, Internet, web applications, social media
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-23 | Senate | On Passage of the Bill S. 151 | Bill Passed (97-1) | 69 | 1 | 1 | Official tally |
S151 (Pallone-Thune TRACED Act) was introduced in the 116th Congress (2019–2021) by Sen. Thune, John [R-SD].
On 2019-12-30: Became Public Law No: 116-105.
1 recorded vote in the 116th Congress. The most recent, on 2019-05-23, was "On Passage of the Bill S. 151": Bill Passed (97-1).