A bill to crack down on unwanted robocalls sailed through the Senate, adding to a push by Congress to defeat the growing problem of phone scams and nuisance calls
The legislation would impose stiffer fines of as much as $10,000 per call on robocallers who knowingly flout the rules on calls and would increase the statute of limitations to three years, up from one year. It also instructs the Federal Communications Commission to develop further regulations that could shield consumers from unwanted calls.
"The legislation must still pass the House and be signed by President Donald Trump.Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urged House lawmakers to vote on the bill immediately."There's very little more annoying to New Yorkers than being woken up in the dead of night by automated calls trying to scam them out of their hard-earned money," the New York Democrat said.
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