{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.crapo.senate.gov//media/newsreleases/crapo-klobuchar-robocall-bill-clears-key-senate-committee", "Crapo, Klobuchar Robocall Bill Clears Key Senate Committee", "2019-12-11", "2019", "2019-12", "Republican", "House", "ID", "Michael Crapo", "C000880", "www.crapo.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 11, 2019\n\t\t\t Crapo, Klobuchar Robocall Bill Clears Key Senate Committee \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Senate Commerce Committee sends DART Act to full Senate \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWashington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota)'s legislation to help stop unwanted robocalls has gained the support of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. Crapo and Klobuchar introduced S. 2204, the Data Analytics Robocall Technology (DART) Act, to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to report to Congress on the effectiveness of call blocking programs. This legislation gives Congress a voice in protecting constituents from illegal, annoying robocalls.\r\nAmericans know these scams are out of control, Crapo said. Last year, robocalls increased by 47 percent, resulting in more than 26 billion robocalls. The DART Act gives us the opportunity to review call blocking programs and provides us opportunities to keep up and stop this fraudulent menace.\r\nMost robocalls aren't just unwanted and disruptive  they are illegal, Klobuchar said. Our legislation to expand the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) efforts to combat illegal robocalls passed the Commerce Committee today. The DART Act would ensure that public safety calls are not blocked and direct the FCC to report to Congress on the effectiveness of call-blocking technologies. I look forward to this bill passing the full Senate and becoming law to protect consumers.\r\nThe DART Act would give Congress oversight on the implementation of call blocking technology and ensure that critical safety and emergency calls are handled properly. The bill would prevent the following types of numbers from being blocked:\r\n \r\nNumbers used for outgoing calls by public safety answering points or other facilities that route emergency calls;\r\nNumbers used for calls by government entities;\r\nNumbers used by schools to provide school-related notifications, including weather-related closings or emergencies; and\r\nNumbers used for similar or emergency purposes, as determined by the FCC.\r\n \r\nToday, the Senate Commerce Committee passed the legislation out of the Committee as a substitute amendment. Text of the legislation, as passed today, can be found HERE.\r\nSenator Crapo has supported additional efforts in Congress to combat robocalls. Earlier this week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act, of which Crapo is a co-sponsor. It awaits further action on the Senate floor. The TRACED Act mandates the adoption of caller identification authentication technology and increases civil penalties for violating anti-robocall statutes in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t   \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.crapo.senate.gov//media/newsreleases/crapo-klobuchar-robocall-bill-clears-key-senate-committee"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4695515856146812, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}