119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Mar 13, 2025
FCC Legal Enforcement Act
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Latest action (Mar 13, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Mar 13, 2025)
FCC Legal Enforcement Act
This bill authorizes the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to pursue certain unpaid fines related to unauthorized telemarketing calls.
Under current law, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) prohibits certain telemarketing calls made without the recipient’s consent and using automatic dialing technology or artificial or prerecorded voice messages. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has authority to pursue unpaid fines for TCPA violations.
Under the bill, if DOJ does not pursue an unpaid fine related to a TCPA violation within a specified period, the FCC may do so. The bill directs the FCC to prioritize the collection of unpaid fines over $25 million.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
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COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$160,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ructure Deployment, Permitting and Siting, Including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Lands S. 1003/H.R. 2076, Lulus Law - Issues relating to Public Safety S. 1025, FCC Legal Enforcement Act - Issues relating to Robocalls and Related Activities S. 1071/S. 2296, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 - Iss…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$170,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ructure Deployment, Permitting and Siting, Including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Lands S. 1003/H.R. 2076, Lulus Law - Issues relating to Public Safety S. 1025, FCC Legal Enforcement Act - Issues relating to Robocalls and Related Activities S. 1071/S. 2296, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 - Iss…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 10, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ructure Deployment, Permitting and Siting, Including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Lands S. 1003/H.R. 2076, Lulus Law - Issues relating to Public Safety S. 1025, FCC Legal Enforcement Act - Issues relating to Robocalls and Related Activities S. 1071, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 - Issues rela…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ructure Deployment, Permitting and Siting, Including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Lands S. 1003/H.R. 2076, Lulus Law - Issues relating to Public Safety S. 1025, FCC Legal Enforcement Act - Issues relating to Robocalls and Related Activities S. 1071, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 - Issues rela…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 10, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$160,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ructure Deployment, Permitting and Siting, Including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Lands S. 1003/H.R. 2076, Lulus Law - Issues relating to Public Safety S. 1025, FCC Legal Enforcement Act - Issues relating to Robocalls and Related Activities S. 1137/H.R. 2350, Cellphone Jamming Reform Act - Issues relating to FCC autho…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 17, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$160,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ructure Deployment, Permitting and Siting, Including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Lands S. 1003/H.R. 2076, Lulus Law - Issues relating to Public Safety S. 1025, FCC Legal Enforcement Act - Issues relating to Robocalls and Related Activities S. 1137/H.R. 2350, Cellphone Jamming Reform Act - Issues relating to FCC autho…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 11, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$160,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ructure Deployment, Permitting and Siting, Including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Lands S. 1003/H.R. 2076, Lulus Law - Issues relating to Public Safety S. 1025, FCC Legal Enforcement Act - Issues relating to Robocalls and Related Activities S. 1137/H.R. 2350, Cellphone Jamming Reform Act - Issues relating to FCC autho…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing