House Passes Congressman Kim's Anti-Robocall Bill into Law

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Today, the House passed S. 151, the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act, or TRACED Act, by a bipartisan margin of 417 to 3.

The bill incorporated H.R. 3325, the Locking Up Robocallers Act of 2019, a bipartisan bill co-led by Congressman Kim, which directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide evidence of unlawful robocall violations to the Attorney General. This would strengthen enforcement of current robocall laws aimed at ending the scourge of predatory robocalls.

"Today is a big win for the American people against predatory robocallers," said Congressman Kim. "I've heard from our neighbors across New Jersey that they're sick and tired of these illegal calls, and I'm proud to see Democrats and Republicans from the House and Senate come together to pass this bill and bring robocall violators to justice."

In addition to the elements in Congressman Kim's bill, the TRACED Act gives consumers the ability to block unlawful calls in a consistent and transparent way, at no extra charge. The bill also gives Americans additional help controlling calls they consistently receive by ensuring telemarketers get consent before making calls.

According to the FCC, they receive over 200,000 complaints a year from residents receiving predatory robocalls. Another FCC report shows that an estimated 26.3 billion robocalls were made to mobile phones and more than 47 billion were made in total to phones in the U.S. in 2018.

In addition to the Locking Up Robocallers Act, Congressman Kim has introduced legislation to lower the costs of health care and prescription drugs, help veterans and military family members find economic opportunities, and stop the use of toxic chemicals that impact New Jersey's drinking water.

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