H.R. 827 · 114th Congress
Robo Calls Off Phones Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Virginia Foxx
- Introduced
- 2015-02-10
- Latest action
- 2015-02-13 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Robo Calls Off Phones Act or the Robo COP Act
Directs the Federal Trade Commission to revise the do-not-call registry provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry.
Defines a "politically-oriented recorded message telephone call" as an outbound telephone call that plays a recorded message that: (1) promotes, advertises, campaigns, or solicits donations for or against a political candidate or regarding a political issue; or (2) uses a political candidate's name.