S. 2666 · 119th Congress

Foreign Robocall Elimination Act

Introduced on Aug 1, 2025 by Ted Budd (R-NC). 3 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Aug 10, 2026): Held at the desk.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Aug 1, 2025
Cosponsors
3
2 from the other party
Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a taskforce on unlawful robocalls, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Advisory bodies
  • Congressional oversight
  • Consumer affairs
  • Foreign and international corporations
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Marketing and advertising
  • Right of privacy
  • Telephone and wireless communication

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in Senate, Aug 1, 2025). Public domain.

Foreign Robocall Elimination Act

This bill establishes an interagency task force on unlawful robocalls to advise federal agencies and Congress on combating robocalls made from outside of the United States.

The bill also increases the term applicable to the Federal Communications Commission’s designation of an industry-led consortium to trace the origin of suspected unlawful robocalls. Under current law, the commission must annually seek applications from industry groups to serve as the designated consortium; under the bill, the commission must seek applications once every three years.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Ted BuddR-NCSponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Aug 1, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Aug 1, 2025 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  3. Oct 21, 2025 · SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  4. Jun 1, 2026Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-122.
  5. Jun 1, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-122.
  6. Jun 1, 2026 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 422.
  7. Aug 3, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  8. Aug 3, 2026 · SenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4412-4414; text: CR S4412-4414)
  9. Aug 10, 2026 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  10. Aug 10, 2026 · HouseReceived in the House.
  11. Aug 10, 2026 · HouseHeld at the desk.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AT&T Services, Inc.8 reports
    $11.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AT&T TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY, INC$10.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 94%
  2. CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $9.4M reported (all issues)
  3. Competitive Carriers Association4 reports
    $630K reported (all issues)
  4. UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN4 reports
    $2.5M reported (all issues)
  5. AARP3 reports
    $13.2M reported (all issues)
  6. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.1 report
    $18M reported (all issues)
  7. EARLY WARNING SERVICES, LLC1 report
    $90K reported (all issues)
  8. NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION1 report
    $90K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.