WASHINGTON—Will Congress ever pass legislation to deal with robocalls? It’s now on to the Senate with one significant piece of legislation after the House of Representatives has passed the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (H.R. 3375) by a vote of 429-3.
The bill, which is the latest attempt by Congress to curtail fraudulent robocalls, had been amended in recent weeks and has had the support of both credit union trade associations.
“We appreciate the improvements that were made to this bill through the committee process,” said Ryan Donovan, CUNA’s chief advocacy officer. “We look forward to engaging lawmakers further to ensure that Congressional remedies don’t impede credit unions’ ability to communicate with their members.”
Last week, CUNA wrote to the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which marked up this legislation, to request three key changes to the bill, including a notice & complaint mechanism for opt-in white-list call blocking, redress for erroneous call blocking by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and cost protection for callers using the notice and complaint process for call-blocking services.