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title: "It Just Got Real: TRACED Act Barrels Across The Senate Goal Line"
metaTitle: "Traced Act Passes Senate"
slug: traced-act-passes-senate
date: "2019-05-24T08:09:39-05:00"
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  src: "https://cdn.securelogix.dev/slx/images/undefined.webp"
sourcePublisher:
  name: National Law Review
legacySlug: it-just-got-real-traced-act-barrels-across-the-senate-goal-line
tags: [FCC, TRACED Act]
status: published
---

The US Senate today approved the TRACED Act, S. 151, as reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, by a vote of 97-1. Only Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) voted against the bill. Senate floor action came after the Commerce Committee filed its report on the bill, S. Rep. No 116-41. As previously noted, the TRACED Act would increase potential fines for illegal robocalls, extend the statute of limitations for prosecuting violators of the TCPA, and require the implementation of the SHAKEN/STIR call authentication framework by voice service providers.

It also–and most critically–creates a working group including most every federal agency with an enforcement arm designed to enhance regulatory enforcement of the TCPA. This creates a clear and present danger that regulators will become more involved enforcing the statute in the near term…

Source:https://bit.ly/31d7owS