Foreign Robocall Elimination Act

This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a taskforce on unlawful robocalls, and makes related changes to existing law.

Sec. 2, Interagency Taskforce on Unlawful Robocalls: Within 270 days of enactment, the FCC, after consulting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Attorney General, must establish a taskforce on unlawful robocalls. The taskforce includes representatives from appropriate federal agencies and seven private-sector members with specific expertise. The taskforce must prepare a report for Congress within 360 days of its establishment, studying topics such as comparing domestic and foreign robocall volumes, identifying foreign sources, financial losses, technical solutions like STIR/SHAKEN, incentives for foreign cooperation, enforcement resources, and best practices. The taskforce terminates 90 days after submitting the report.

Sec. 3, FCC Notice Provision: Amends the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act to change the required frequency of a notice from annually to once every three years.

Sec. 4, Robocall Mitigation Database: Requires the FCC to issue rules that may require providers to post a bond of up to $100,000 before filing a certification to the Robocall Mitigation Database, if needed to preserve database integrity. The FCC must establish criteria to exempt providers where the bond is not necessary to deter unlawful robocalls, considering factors like FCC registration, state utility commission licensing, public securities listing, and other signs of being a bona fide provider. Implementation must minimize burdens on compliant providers while ensuring enforcement.

Sec. 5, Registered Consortium Conducting Private-Led Efforts to Trace Back the Origin of Suspected Unlawful Robocalls: Amends the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act to grant immunity from lawsuits to the registered consortium for receiving, sharing, or publishing information about suspected fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful robocalls. Also allows the FCC or the consortium, in consultation with the FCC, to publish a list of voice service providers based on information about providers that refuse to participate in traceback efforts or that originate or transmit substantial amounts of unlawful robocalls, and the FCC may take enforcement action based on that information.