H.R. 10310 – Reading Mode

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 10310

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 8, 2026

Ms. Foxx introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Robo Calls Off Phones Act or the Robo COP Act.

Politically-oriented recorded message phone calls prohibited

(a)

Prohibited

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal Trade Commission shall revise the do-not-call registry provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (part 310 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations) to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to any telephone number listed on that registry.

(b)

Politically-Oriented recorded message calls defined

In this section, the term politically-oriented recorded message telephone call means any outbound telephone call—

(1)

in which a person is not available to speak with the person answering the call, and the call instead plays a recorded message; and

(2)

the—

(A)

purpose of which is to promote, advertise, campaign, or solicit donations, for or against any political candidate or regarding any political issue; or

(B)

recorded message includes the name of a political candidate.