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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Feb 23, 2021
Data Analytics Robocall Technology Act of 2021 or the DART Act of 2021
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider establishing a process for maintaining a list of numbers that are ineligible to be blocked by a voice service provider.
These may include numbers used (1) for outgoing calls by a facility that is designated to originate or route emergency calls, (2) to originate calls from a government entity, or (3) by a school to provide school-related notifications.
The FCC must submit a report containing an analysis of the effectiveness of various categories of call-blocking tools and any legislative recommendations relating to this report.
People & committees
Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · R–ID
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
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