The U.S. Senate unanimously passes the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act, which is legislation to curb illegal robocalls and caller-ID spoofing.  The legislation previously was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives with near unanimous support. It now heads to President Donald Trump for signature into law. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says he has long advocated for this legislation as an important part of a meaningful solution to the explosion in unwanted robocalls.

The new legislation requires voice service providers to participate in a call authentication framework to help block unwanted calls. The framework is being established by federal agencies, with the urging of state attorneys general, and the TRACED Act would make it mandatory.