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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3434 
To require the Federal Communications Commission to publish an annual 
report on suspected unlawful robocalls, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2019 
Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. SOTO, and Mr. 
GIANFORTE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Federal Communications Commission to pub-
lish an annual report on suspected unlawful robocalls, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tracing Back and 
Catching Unlawful Robocallers Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. ANNUAL ROBOCALL REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the Commission shall make publicly available on the 
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website of the Commission, and submit to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transpor-
tation of the Senate, a report on the status of private- 
led efforts to trace back the origin of suspected unlawful 
robocalls by the registered consortium and the participa-
tion of voice service providers in such efforts. 
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required 
under subsection (a) shall include, at minimum, the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A description of private-led efforts to trace 
back the origin of suspected unlawful robocalls by 
the registered consortium and the actions taken by 
the registered consortium to coordinate with the 
Commission. 
(2) A list of voice service providers identified by 
the registered consortium that participated in pri-
vate-led efforts to trace back the origin of suspected 
unlawful robocalls through the registered consor-
tium. 
(3) A list of each voice service provider that re-
ceived a request from the registered consortium to 
participate in private-led efforts to trace back the or-
igin of suspected unlawful robocalls and refused to 
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participate, as identified by the registered consor-
tium. 
(4) The reason, if any, each voice service pro-
vider identified by the registered consortium pro-
vided for not participating in private-led efforts to 
trace back the origin of suspected unlawful robocalls. 
(5) A description of how the Commission may 
use the information provided to the Commission by 
voice service providers or the registered consortium 
that have participated in private-led efforts to trace 
back the origin of suspected unlawful robocalls in 
the enforcement efforts by the Commission. 
(c) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—Not later than 210 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annu-
ally thereafter, the Commission shall issue a notice to the 
public seeking additional information from voice service 
providers and the registered consortium of private-led ef-
forts to trace back the origin of suspected unlawful 
robocalls necessary for the report by the Commission re-
quired under subsection (a). 
(d) REGISTRATION OF CONSORTIUM OF PRIVATE- 
LED EFFORTS TO TRACE BACK THE ORIGIN OF SUS-
PECTED UNLAWFUL ROBOCALLS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission 
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shall issue rules to establish a registration process 
for the registration of a single consortium that con-
ducts private-led efforts to trace back the origin of 
suspected unlawful robocalls. The consortium shall 
meet the following requirements: 
(A) Be a neutral third-party competent to 
manage the private-led effort to trace back the 
origin of suspected unlawful robocalls in the 
judgement of the Commission. 
(B) Maintain a set of written best prac-
tices about the management of such efforts and 
regarding providers of voice services’ participa-
tion in private-led efforts to trace back the ori-
gin of suspected unlawful robocalls. 
(C) Consistent with section 222(d)(2) of 
the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
222(d)(2)), any private-led efforts to trace back 
the origin of suspected unlawful robocalls con-
ducted by the third-party focus on ‘‘fraudulent, 
abusive, or unlawful’’ traffic. 
(D) File a notice with the Commission that 
the consortium intends to conduct private-led 
efforts to trace back in advance of such reg-
istration. 
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