To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the "do-not-call" registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry.

Virginia Foxx

Republican · NC · Representative

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2026-09-08

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10310 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10310 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the ``do-not-call'' registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 8, 2026 Ms. Foxx introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the ``do-not-call'' registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Robo Calls Off Phones Act'' or the ``Robo COP Act''. SEC. 2. POLITICALLY-ORIENTED RECORDED MESSAGE PHONE CALLS PROHIBITED. (a) Prohibited.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal Trade Commission shall revise the ``do-not-call'' registry provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (part 310 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations) to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to any telephone number listed on that registry. (b) Politically-Oriented Recorded Message Calls Defined.--In this section, the term ``politically-oriented recorded message telephone call'' means any outbound telephone call-- (1) in which a person is not available to speak with the person answering the call, and the call instead plays a recorded message; and (2) the-- (A) purpose of which is to promote, advertise, campaign, or solicit donations, for or against any political candidate or regarding any political issue; or (B) recorded message includes the name of a political candidate. <all>

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