August 4, 2026
USTelecom – The Broadband Association today applauded the Senate’s unanimous passage of the bipartisan Foreign Robocall Elimination Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) to strengthen collaboration between industry and law enforcement in the fight against illegal robocalls originating overseas.
The following is a comment from Josh Bercu, Senior Vice President, Policy at USTelecom and Executive Director of the Industry Traceback Group:
“Illegal robocalls and other abuses of our phone networks are not just a nuisance – they are tools scammers around the world use to target Americans here at home. Thanks to strong partnerships between the Industry Traceback Group and federal, state, and local law enforcement, we’ve made measurable progress in combatting these bad actors, but there is much more work to be done. The Foreign Robocall Elimination Act builds on this success to empower industry and law enforcement to use what works to advance the fight against the bad actors overseas preying on Americans.
“Thanks to Senators Budd and Welch for their leadership in advancing this legislation that will help protect consumers – we urge the House to quickly pass the bill and send it to the President’s desk.”
More on the Senate passage of the bill can be found here.