DART Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2204
Sponsor: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
Introduced: 2019-07-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency communications systems
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: 

Data Analytics Robocall Technology Act of 2019 or the DART Act of 2019

 
This bill allows the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a one-year pilot program enabling telephone companies to block automated calls they believe to be unlawful.

action_date: 2020-11-16
text: 

Data Analytics Robocall Technology Act of 2019 or the DART Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider establishing a process for maintaining a list of numbers that are ineligible to be blocked by a voice service provider. 
 
These may include numbers used (1) for outgoing calls by a facility that is designated to originate or route emergency calls, (2) to originate calls from a government entity, or (3) by a school to provide school-related notifications.
 
The FCC must submit a report containing an analysis of the effectiveness of various categories of call-blocking tools and any legislative recommendations relating to this report.

action_date: 2020-12-19
text: 

Data Analytics Robocall Technology Act of 2019 or the DART Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider establishing a process for maintaining a list of numbers that are ineligible to be blocked by a voice service provider. 
 
These may include numbers used (1) for outgoing calls by a facility that is designated to originate or route emergency calls, (2) to originate calls from a government entity, or (3) by a school to provide school-related notifications.
 
The FCC must submit a report containing an analysis of the effectiveness of various categories of call-blocking tools and any legislative recommendations relating to this report.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2020-12-20
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2020-12-19
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7852-7853; text: CR S7852-7853)
action_date: 2020-12-19
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 585.
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-292.
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-292.
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in Senate