The House passed the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act on December 4, 2019. The bill, among other things, requires:

• Carriers to offer call-authentication technology to everyone at no additional charge;
• Opt-in or opt-out robocall blocking be offered at no additional charge to consumers;
• Gives the FCC the ability to step up enforcement actions against unlawful robocalls with a longer statute of limitations and increased fines in certain cases; and
• Helps the FCC and responsible carriers trace back and cut off suspect phone companies responsible for sending vast numbers of unlawful robocalls.
• A summary of the Bill is in the link below.