Foreign Robocall Elimination Act
Latest action (3 Aug 2026): Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
What this bill does
The Foreign Robocall Elimination Act directs the Federal Communications Commission, working with the Federal Trade Commission and the Attorney General, to create a taskforce on unlawful robocalls within 270 days of enactment. The taskforce would include representatives from relevant federal agencies and seven private-sector members—covering voice service providers, analytics and technology experts, a robocall traceback consortium, marketing and non-marketing business representatives, and a consumer advocate. Within 360 days of its formation, the taskforce must report to Congress on the scale of foreign-originated robocalls, financial losses and identity theft they cause, technical and international cooperation options, enforcement activity, and best practices for blocking such calls; the taskforce would then dissolve 90 days after submitting its report. The bill also changes an existing FCC reporting requirement from annual to once every three years, grants legal immunity to the registered robocall-traceback consortium for handling certain call-tracing information, allows publication of lists of noncooperative or high-volume violating providers, and directs the FCC to require some providers to post a bond (up to $100,000) before registering in the Robocall Mitigation Database, with exemptions for established, regulated companies.
The bill primarily affects federal regulators (FCC, FTC, Department of Justice), the private robocall-traceback consortium, voice service providers, and businesses that place or receive high volumes of automated calls. Consumers who receive unwanted or fraudulent robocalls, particularly those originating from overseas, are the intended beneficiaries of improved federal-private coordination and enforcement.
S. 2666 was introduced by Senator Ted Budd on August 1, 2025, and passed the Senate with an amendment by unanimous consent on August 3, 2026. It now goes to the House of Representatives for consideration before it could become law.
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Official summary
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.
Timeline
3 Aug 2026
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
21 Oct 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Common questions
- What does S. 2666 do?
- The Foreign Robocall Elimination Act directs the Federal Communications Commission, working with the Federal Trade Commission and the Attorney General, to create a taskforce on unlawful robocalls within 270 days of enactment. The taskforce would include representatives from relevant federal agencies and seven private-sector members—covering voice service providers, analytics and technology experts, a robocall traceback consortium, marketing and non-marketing business representatives, and a consumer advocate. Within 360 days of its formation, the taskforce must report to Congress on the scale of foreign-originated robocalls, financial losses and identity theft they cause, technical and international cooperation options, enforcement activity, and best practices for blocking such calls; the taskforce would then dissolve 90 days after submitting its report. The bill also changes an existing FCC reporting requirement from annual to once every three years, grants legal immunity to the registered robocall-traceback consortium for handling certain call-tracing information, allows publication of lists of noncooperative or high-volume violating providers, and directs the FCC to require some providers to post a bond (up to $100,000) before registering in the Robocall Mitigation Database, with exemptions for established, regulated companies. The bill primarily affects federal regulators (FCC, FTC, Department of Justice), the private robocall-traceback consortium, voice service providers, and businesses that place or receive high volumes of automated calls. Consumers who receive unwanted or fraudulent robocalls, particularly those originating from overseas, are the intended beneficiaries of improved federal-private coordination and enforcement. S. 2666 was introduced by Senator Ted Budd on August 1, 2025, and passed the Senate with an amendment by unanimous consent on August 3, 2026. It now goes to the House of Representatives for consideration before it could become law.
- Has S. 2666 become law?
- Not yet. As of 3 Aug 2026, S. 2666 is passed senate (house next).
- Who sponsored S. 2666?
- S. 2666 was sponsored by Sen. Ted Budd [R-NC] (Republican-NC), with 3 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 2666?
- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (3 Aug 2026).
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