,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cffh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #bh1 
#bjah ,mrs4 ,feinstein 7for herself1    
,mr4 ,blumenthal1 and ,ms4 ,klobuchar7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act to 
eliminate the common carrier exemption  
for telecommunications companies4  #a4  
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,robocall ,elimination ,at ,last   
,protecting ,every ,american ,consumer's
 ,ears ,act of #bjah or the ,,real      
,,peace ,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,findings   
,congress finds that-- 7#a7 illegal     
robocalls and spam calls are a growing  
annoyance and problem for the people of 
the ,united ,states2 and  7#b7          
exemptions within the ,federal ,trade   
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
seq47 limit the enforcement capabilities
 of the ,federal ,trade ,commission with

 respect to illegal robocalling and spam
 calling4  #c4 ,eliminating the common  
carrier exemption for telecommunications
 companies  7a7 ,in general ,section #d 
of the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #dd7 is amended by       
striking the ,act entitled ,an ,act to  
regulate commerce1 approved ,february   
#ad1 #ahhg1 and all ,acts amendatory    
thereof and supplementary thereto and   
the ,communications ,act of #aicd and   
inserting subtitle ,,iv of title #di1   
,united ,states ,code14  7b7 ,rule of   
construction ,nothing in this ,act1 or  
an amendment made by this ,act1 may be  
construed to displace any authority of  
the ,federal ,communications ,commission
 or the ,states to take action to       
protect net neutrality or otherwise     
protect consumers and competition1      
including in the provision of broadband 
services4