President Trump Signs TRACED Act Into Law

This historic legislation will provide American consumers with even greater protection against annoying unsolicited robocalls. American families deserve control over their communications, and this legislation will update our laws and regulations to stiffen penalties, increase transparency, and enhance government collaboration to stop unwanted solicitation. President Donald J. Trump is proud to have worked with Congress to get this bipartisan legislation to his desk, and even prouder to sign it into law today.

The bill requires phone companies to block illegal robocalls without charging customers any extra money and will require most carriers in the US to ensure that calls are coming from real numbers. It also gives government regulators more time to find scammers and penalize them more aggressively, increasing fines to $10,000 for illegal robocalling operations.