House Commerce Oversight Subcommittee Plans June 4 Robocalls Hearing

The House Commerce Oversight Subcommittee scheduled a hearing June 4 to examine the next steps to combat illegal robocalls and robotexts, the Commerce Committee said Wednesday. “Illegal, predatory robocalls and robotexts have defrauded Americans of billions of dollars and undermined the public’s faith in the communications they receive,” said House Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., and Oversight Chairman Gary Palmer, R-Ala. “Despite congressional and agency enforcement actions, rapid technological development has made it increasingly difficult to stop this scourge.” The hearing will eye “ongoing efforts to target these fraudsters and ways to protect Americans from illegal robocalls and robotexts that are meant to harass and deceive,” the lawmakers said. It will begin at 10:15 a.m. in 2322 Rayburn.