United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2015 (116th)
TRACED Act
Introduced
1 April 2019
Last action
2 April 2019 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Sponsors
Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8], Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22], Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11], Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4], Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2], Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4], Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16], Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15], Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1], Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4], Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1], Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1], Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2], Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large], Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23], Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6], Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5], Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31], Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4], Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2], Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS], Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2], Ron Wright, Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6], Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12], Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5], Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8], Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1], Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC], Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1], Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13], Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5], Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14], Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11], Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4], Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3], Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3], Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9], Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large], Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10], Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6], Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8], Rep. Woodall, Rob [R-GA-7], Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
6 December 2025
Summary
Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act or the TRACED Act This bill implements a forfeiture penalty for violations (with or without intent) of the prohibition on certain robocalls. The bill also removes an annual reporting requirement for enforcement relating to unsolicited facsimile advertisements. The bill requires voice service providers to develop call authentication technologies. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) shall promulgate rules establishing when a provider may block a voice call based on information provided by the call authentication framework, but also must establish a process to permit a calling party adversely affected by the framework to verify the authenticity of their calls. The FCC shall also initiate a rulemaking to help protect a subscriber from receiving unwanted calls or texts from a caller using an unauthenticated number. This bill requires the Department of Justice and the FCC to assemble an interagency working group to study and report to Congress on the enforcement of the prohibition of certain robocalls. Specifically, the working group will look into how to better enforce against robocalls by examining issues like the types of laws, policies, or constraints that could be inhibiting enforcement. The bill requires the FCC to initiate a proceeding to determine whether its policies regarding access to number resources could be modified to help reduce access to numbers by potential robocall violators.
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Timeline
1 April 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
1 April 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 April 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 April 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Sponsors
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Ron Wright · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Woodall, Rob [R-GA-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Spam Calls Task Force Act of 2019
- related to → TRACED Act
- related to → Pallone-Thune TRACED Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2015
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2015
- us · 116-hr-2015 · source updated 6 December 2025