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The bill reduces disruptive automated calls to federal numbers and improves public access, but does so at the cost of limiting some vendor services, imposing transition costs on agencies (and taxpayers), and creating potential compliance disputes.
Federal employees and agency staff will receive fewer automated repetitive calls, reducing workplace disruption and improving employees' ability to handle public inquiries.
Members of the public (taxpayers) will have improved telephone access to federal agencies and shorter wait times because lines are less likely to be tied up by automated call traffic.
The bill clarifies and modernizes the Communications Act's prohibited-call rules to cover newer automated systems that both call repeatedly and exchange information, tightening enforcement and closing loopholes.
Third-party service providers that operate automated call platforms will be barred from contacting federal numbers, which could disrupt legitimate outreach, notification, or service operations.
Agencies that rely on vendor-run automated notifications (e.g., appointment reminders) may need to replace systems or bring operations in-house, generating transition and compliance costs for agencies and taxpayers.
The new prohibition may create uncertainty about which technologies qualify, increasing the risk of litigation or enforcement disputes for private callers and vendors.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Amends the TCPA to ban third‑party automated systems that repeatedly place two‑way calls to phone numbers assigned to federal departments or agencies.
Prohibits certain automated calling systems from placing repeated, two‑way or interactive automated calls to telephone numbers assigned to federal departments and agencies when the system is operated by anyone other than the person or entity whose information is being provided or collected. It amends the Communications Act’s existing unlawful-call provisions to add this specific prohibition and makes minor punctuation adjustments to accommodate the new rule.
Official title: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to restrict, with respect to calls made to telephone numbers assigned to a Federal department or agency, the use of certain automated telephone equipment, and for other purposes.
Introduced March 26, 2026 by Chris Pappas · Last progress March 26, 2026