,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cffh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #bh1 #bjah    
,mrs4 ,fe9/e9 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1
 & ,ms4 ,klobu*>7 introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !  
,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act to       
elim9ate ! common c>ri] exemption =     
telecommunications companies4  #a4 ,%ort
 title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !       
,robocall ,elim9ation ,at ,la/ ,protect+
 ,e ,am]ican ,consum]'s ,e>s ,act (     
#bjah or ! ,,real ,,peace ,act ( #bjah4 
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7      
illegal robocalls & spam calls are a    
gr[+ annoyance & problem = ! p ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 exemptions )9 !  
,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae     
,u4,s4,c4 #da et seq47 limit ! en=cem5t 
capabilities ( ! ,f$]al ,trade          
,commission ) respect to illegal        
robocall+ & spam call+4  #c4 ,elim9at+ !
 common c>ri] exemption =               

telecommunications companies  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,section #d ( ! ,f$]al ,trade     
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #dd7 is 
am5d$ by /rik+ ! ,act entitl$ ,an ,act  
to regulate comm]ce1 approv$ ,febru>y   
#ad1 #ahhg1 & all ,acts am5datory !re( &
 supplem5t>y !reto & ! ,communications  
,act ( #aicd & ins]t+ subtitle ,,iv (   
title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code14  7b7   
,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act1 or
 an am5dm5t made by ?is ,act1 may be    
con/ru$ to displace any au?ority ( !    
,f$]al ,communications ,commission or ! 
,/ates to take action to protect net    
neutrality or o!rwise protect consum]s &
 competition1 includ+ 9 ! provision (   
broadb& s]vices4