WASHINGTON—The Senate Commerce Committee has reported favorably a bill that would enhance the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) enforcement authority over violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and require voice service providers to authenticate and block illegal robocalls.
The Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act, S. 151, now moves to the full Senate for consideration.
As CUToday.info reported, ahead of the bill’s markup both CU trade groups pressed for legislative changes.
NAFCU Vice President of Legislative Affairs Brad Thaler stressed to the committee the importance of "protecting credit unions' ability to freely communicate with their members on important issues related to their existing accounts." He also outlined additional changes credit unions would like to see in the bill related to the "intent" requirement for a TCPA violation, STIR/SHAKEN call authentication framework and correcting any unintended blocking by voice service providers.