U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10310: Robo COP Act
Status: In committee, September 8, 2026
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.
What the bill says
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.
From the introduced text, September 8, 2026:
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. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Robo Calls Off Phones Act or the Robo COP Act . SECTION 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.
Sponsors
- Virginia Foxx (R, HD-005) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Commerce
Common questions
- What is HB10310?
- HB10310 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Robo COP Act.
- What does HB10310 do?
- In its own words: 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.
- What is the status of HB10310?
- In committee as of September 8, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (September 8, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10310?
- Virginia Foxx (R, HD-005).
- Where is the official record for HB10310?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10310
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