,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cdcd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bd1 #bjai,mr4  
,butt]field 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( 
,ohio1 ,mr4 ,soto1 & ,mr4 ,gian=te7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require ! ,f$]al            
,communications ,commission to publi% an
 annual report on suspect$ unlawful     
robocalls1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,trac+  
,back & ,cat*+ ,unlawful ,robocall]s    
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,annual robocall     
report  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 &    
annually !reaft]1 ! ,commission %all    
make publicly available on ! website ( !
 ,commission1 & submit to ! ,committee  
on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce & ,transportation ( ! 
,s5ate1 a report on ! /atus ( private-l$
 ef=ts to trace back ! orig9 ( suspect$ 
unlawful robocalls by ! regi/]$         

consortium & ! p>ticipation ( voice     
s]vice provid]s 9 su* ef=ts4  7b7       
,cont5ts ( report ,! report requir$ "u  
subsection 7a7 %all include1 at m9imum1 
! foll[+3 7#a7 ,a description (         
private-l$ ef=ts to trace back ! orig9 (
 suspect$ unlawful robocalls by !       
regi/]$ consortium & ! actions tak5 by !
 regi/]$ consortium to coord9ate ) !    
,commission4  7#b7 ,a li/ ( voice s]vice
 provid]s id5tifi$ by ! regi/]$         
consortium t p>ticipat$ 9 private-l$    
ef=ts to trace back ! orig9 ( suspect$  
unlawful robocalls ?r\gh ! regi/]$      
consortium4  7#c7 ,a li/ ( ea* voice    
s]vice provid] t receiv$ a reque/ f !   
regi/]$ consortium to p>ticipate 9      
private-l$ ef=ts to trace back ! orig9 (
 suspect$ unlawful robocalls & refus$ to
 p>ticipate1 z id5tifi$ by ! regi/]$    
consortium4  7#d7 ,! reason1 if any1 ea*
 voice s]vice provid] id5tifi$ by !     
regi/]$ consortium provid$ = n          
p>ticipat+ 9 private-l$ ef=ts to trace  
back ! orig9 ( suspect$ unlawful        

robocalls4  7#e7 ,a description ( h[ !  
,commission may use ! in=mation provid$ 
to ! ,commission by voice s]vice        
provid]s or ! regi/]$ consortium t h    
p>ticipat$ 9 private-l$ ef=ts to trace  
back ! orig9 ( suspect$ unlawful        
robocalls 9 ! en=cem5t ef=ts by !       
,commission4  7c7 ,additional in=mation 
,n lat] ?an #baj days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually !reaft]1
 ! ,commission %all issue a notice to ! 
public seek+ additional in=mation f     
voice s]vice provid]s & ! regi/]$       
consortium ( private-l$ ef=ts to trace  
back ! orig9 ( suspect$ unlawful        
robocalls necess>y = ! report by !      
,commission requir$ "u subsection 7a74  
7d7 ,regi/ration ( consortium (         
private-,l$ ef=ts ,to trace back ! orig9
 ( suspect$ unlawful robocalls  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission %all
 issue rules to e/abli% a regi/ration   
process = ! regi/ration ( a s+le        
consortium t conducts private-l$ ef=ts  

to trace back ! orig9 ( suspect$        
unlawful robocalls4 ,! consortium %all  
meet ! foll[+ requirem5ts3  7,a7 ,be a  
neutral ?ird-p>ty compet5t to manage !  
private-l$ ef=t to trace back ! orig9 ( 
suspect$ unlawful robocalls 9 ! judgem5t
 ( ! ,commission4  7,b7 ,ma9ta9 a set ( 
writt5 be/ practices ab\t ! managem5t ( 
su* ef=ts & reg>d+ provid]s ( voice     
s]vices' p>ticipation 9 private-l$ ef=ts
 to trace back ! orig9 ( suspect$       
unlawful robocalls4  7,c7 ,consi/5t )   
section #bbb7;d77#b7 ( ! ,communications
 ,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4            
#bbb7;d77#b771 any private-l$ ef=ts to  
trace back ! orig9 ( suspect$ unlawful  
robocalls conduct$ by ! ?ird-p>ty focus 
on fraudul5t1 abusive1 or unlawful      
traffic4  7,d7 ,file a notice ) !       
,commission t ! consortium int5ds to    
conduct private-l$ ef=ts to trace back 9
 advance ( su* regi/ration4  7#b7       
,annual notice by ! ,commission seek+   
regi/rations ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually

 !reaft]1 ! ,commission %all issue a    
notice to ! public seek+ ! regi/ration  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7e7 ,li/ (   
voice s]vice provid]s ,! ,commission may
 publi% a li/ ( voice s]vice provid]s f 
:i* o!r voice s]vice provid]s may refuse
 to accept calls1 bas$ on in=mation     
obta9$ f ! consortium ab\t voice s]vice 
provid]s t refuse to p>ticipate 9       
private-l$ ef=ts to trace back ! orig9 (
 suspect$ unlawful robocalls1 & o!r     
in=mation ! ,commission may collect ab\t
 s]vice provid]s t are f\nd to orig9ate 
or transmit sub/antial am\nts ( illegal 
calls4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 
7#a7 ,commission ,! t]m ,commission     
means ! ,f$]al ,communications          
,commission4  7#b7 ,private-l$ ef=t to  
trace back ,! t]m private-l$ ef=t to    
trace back means an ef=t made by !      
regi/]$ consortium ( voice s]vice       
provid]s to e/abli% a me?odology =      
det]m9+ ! orig9 ( a suspect$ unlawful   
robocall4  7#c7 ,regi/]$ consortium ,!  
t]m regi/]$ consortium means !          

consortium regi/]$ "u subsection 7d74   
7#d7 ,suspect$ unlawful robocall ,! t]m 
suspect$ unlawful robocall means a call 
t ! ,commission or a voice s]vice       
provid] reasonably believes 0 made 9    
violation ( subsection 7b7 or 7e7 (     
section #bbg ( ! ,communications ,act ( 
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg74  7#e7 ,voice
 s]vice ,! t]m voice s]vice-- 7,a7 means
 any s]vice t is int]connect$ ) ! public
 swit*$ telephone network & t furni%es  
voice communications to an end us] us+  
res\rces f ! ,nor? ,am]ican ,numb]+     
,plan or any successor to ! ,nor?       
,am]ican ,numb]+ ,plan adopt$ by !      
,commission "u section #bea7;e77#a7 ( ! 
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bea7;e77#a772 &  7,b7        
includes-- 7i7 transmissions f a        
telephone facsimile ma*9e1 comput]1 or  
o!r device to a telephone facsimile     
ma*9e2 &  7ii7 )\t limitation1 any      
s]vice t enables real-"t1 two-way voice 
communications1 includ+ any s]vice t    
requires int]net protocol-compatible    

cu/om] premises equipm5t 7commonly kn[n 
z ,,cpe7 & p]mits out-b\nd call+1 :e!r  
or n ! s]vice is "o-way or two-way voice
 ov] int]net protocol4