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H.R. 6152 · 119th Congress

Foreign Robocall Elimination Act

IntroducedScience, Technology, Communications
IntroducedNov 19, 2025
Passed HouseNot yet
Passed SenateNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet

Where it stands

Introduced. Latest step, Sep 16, 2026: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 37 - 0. It would change 1 section of existing law and would add 2 new provisions of its own.

How this bill changes the law

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H.R. 6152 would change 1 section of existing law, and would create 2 new provisions of its own. Read from the bill text as introduced in the House (Nov 19, 2025).

Public Law 116-105 An earlier law, changed directly

New provisions of the bill's own

  • Sec. 2 Interagency taskforce on unlawful robocalls
  • Sec. 4 Robocall Mitigation Database
What the words would change: every change, in place (3)

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

  1. Public Law 116-105(d)(2)changedby H.R. 6152 Sec. 3

    The bill says: Section 13(d)(2) of the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act (Public Law 116–105) is amended by striking "annually" and inserting "once every 3 years".

  2. Public Law 116-105(d)added (3)by H.R. 6152 Sec. 5(a)

    (3) Immunity for receiving, sharing, and publishing trace back information.—(A) Definition.— In this paragraph, the term covered information—(i) means information regarding suspected—(I) fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful robocalls;(II) illegally spoofed calls; and(III) other illegal calls; and(ii) includes—(I) call detail records of calls described in clause (i);(II) the names of, and other identifying information concerning, the voice service providers that originated, carried, routed, and transmitted calls described in clause (i); and(III) information about the entities that made calls described in clause (i), including any contact information of individuals that such an entity provided to the voice service provider that originated the call.(B) Trace back immunity.— No cause of action shall lie or be maintained in any court against the registered consortium for receiving, sharing, or publishing covered information or information derived from covered information.

    The bill says: Section 13(d) of the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act (Public Law 116–105; 133 Stat. 3287) is amended by adding at the end the following:

  3. Public Law 116-105(e)rewrittenby H.R. 6152 Sec. 5(b)

    (e) List of voice service providers.—(1) Publication of list.— The Commission, or the registered consortium in consultation with the Commission, may publish a list of voice service providers based on—(A) information obtained by the consortium about voice service providers that refuse to participate in private-led efforts to trace back the origin of suspected unlawful robocalls; and(B) other information the Commission or the consortium may collect about voice service providers that are found to originate or transmit substantial amounts of unlawful robocalls.(2) Enforcement.— The Commission may take enforcement action based on the information described in paragraph (1).

    The bill says: Section 13(e) of the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act (Public Law 116–105; 133 Stat. 3288) is amended to read as follows:

From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, latest edition, which may not yet show changes made since.

What it does

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What has happened

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  1. 2026-09-16Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 37 - 0.House committee actions
  2. 2026-09-16Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldHouse committee actions
  3. 2026-09-01Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.House committee actions
  4. 2026-09-01Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldHouse committee actions
  5. 2025-11-19Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.House committee actions
  6. 2025-11-19Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.House floor actions
  7. 2025-11-19Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
  8. 2025-11-19Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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Cosponsors

  • Joyce Beatty D-OH-3
  • Stephanie I. Bice R-OK-5
  • Mike Bost R-IL-12
  • Kat Cammack R-FL-3
  • Troy A. Carter D-LA-2
  • Ben Cline R-VA-6
  • Donald G. Davis D-NC-1
  • Debbie Dingell D-MI-6
  • Neal P. Dunn R-FL-2
  • Andrew R. Garbarino R-NY-2
  • Laura Gillen D-NY-4
  • Josh Gottheimer D-NJ-5
All 39 cosponsors
  • H. Morgan Griffith R-VA-9
  • Pat Harrigan R-NC-10
  • Diana Harshbarger R-TN-1
  • John James R-MI-10
  • John Joyce R-PA-13
  • Thomas H. Kean, Jr. R-NJ-7
  • Nicholas A. Langworthy R-NY-23
  • George Latimer D-NY-16
  • Robert E. Latta R-OH-5
  • Ryan Mackenzie R-PA-7
  • John W. Mannion D-NY-22
  • Sarah McBride D-DE-At Large
  • Dave Min D-CA-47
  • Tim Moore R-NC-14
  • Kelly Morrison D-MN-3
  • Joe Neguse D-CO-2
  • Jimmy Panetta D-CA-19
  • August Pfluger R-TX-11
  • Josh Riley D-NY-19
  • Michael A. Rulli R-OH-6
  • Eric Sorensen D-IL-17
  • W. Gregory Steube R-FL-17
  • Thomas R. Suozzi D-NY-3
  • Mike Thompson D-CA-4
  • Jefferson Van Drew R-NJ-2
  • Eugene Simon Vindman D-VA-7
  • Randy K. Weber, Sr. R-TX-14