Federal taskforce will study foreign robocalls and report to Congress.
H.R. 6152 — Foreign Robocall Elimination Act · Filed by Addison McDowell (R-NC) · 38 cosponsors · Introduced Nov 19, 2025 · Markup held
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What it does
The bill tells the FCC to set up a taskforce within 270 days. The taskforce will study robocalls from other countries. It will include federal agencies, phone companies, tech experts, and consumer advocates. The taskforce must report to Congress within 360 days. The report will cover where calls come from, financial harm, and solutions. The bill requires phone companies to post a bond up to $100,000.
Who it affects
Phone companies, technology experts, and consumer advocates will join the taskforce. People who get robocalls may benefit from better ways to stop them.
One thing to notice
The bill grants immunity to a private group that shares robocall information. The group cannot be sued for publishing names of phone companies involved in robocalls.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
38 cosponsors: 21 Republicans, 17 Democrats.
- Nov 19, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Nov 19, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
- Sep 1, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- robocall — An automated phone call that delivers a recorded message to many people.
- taskforce — A group of people from different agencies brought together to work on one problem.
- immunity — Legal protection from being sued for certain actions.
- bond — Money a company must pay or promise to pay as a guarantee.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (13,949 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 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 2026-09-17.
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