HR373-118

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Robo Calls Off Phones Act or the Robo COP Act.

2. Politically oriented recorded message phone calls prohibited Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal Trade Commission shall, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, revise the do-not-call registry provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (16 CFR 310.1 et seq.) to prohibit politically oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. For purposes of this section, the term politically oriented recorded message telephone call means any outbound telephone call— in which a person is not available to speak with the person answering the call, and the call instead plays a recorded message; and the purpose of which is to promote, advertise, campaign, or solicit donations, for or against any political candidate or regarding any political issue; or uses in the recorded message any political candidate’s name.