Directs the Federal Communications Commission to set up a taskforce that studies foreign-origin illegal robocalls and reports recommendations to Congress, while adding trace-back legal protections and a possible bond requirement for some phone providers.

• Requires the FCC, after consulting the Federal Trade Commission and the Attorney General, to establish a taskforce within 270 days of enactment, with government and private-sector members.
• Requires the taskforce to report to Congress within 360 days of its establishment, and it terminates 90 days after submitting that report.
• Shields the registered robocall trace-back consortium from lawsuits for receiving, sharing, or publishing information about suspected illegal calls, and changes the FCC notice requirement from annually to once every 3 years.
• Requires providers that cannot show legitimate operations, regulatory oversight, or the ability to pay fines to post a bond of up to $100,000 before filing with the Robocall Mitigation Database, with exemptions for established providers.

• Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee (Senate)

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