Bill makes FCC robocall rules official law.
H.R. 10610 — Stop Spam Calls Act · Filed by Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) · 7 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells the FCC to make a rule official. The rule says companies must get written permission first. They can only call or text people to sell things with that permission. The rule starts 18 months after the bill becomes law. The bill says the FCC had this power before.
Who it affects
People get fewer unwanted sales calls and texts. Companies that make telemarketing calls and robocalls must follow the new rule.
One thing to notice
The bill gives companies 18 months to change their systems. Some companies might still call without permission during that time.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
7 cosponsors: 4 Democrats, 3 Republicans.
- Sep 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 24, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- telemarketing — Selling things by phone or text message.
- robocall — A call made by a computer or machine, not a real person.
- FCC — The federal agency that makes rules about phones, radio, and TV.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,282 characters) on Sep 30, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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