S. 357 · 117th Congress · Senate

DART Act of 2021

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced
Feb 23, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

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.

Action Timeline

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  1. FEB 23, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. FEB 23, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Committees

1

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

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Referred: Feb 23, 2021

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