Bill Text: IL SR0824 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Urges consumers to take steps to educate themselves on the resources currently available to help identify and eliminate unwanted calls. Further urges consumers to take the appropriate actions that have been developed and recommended by these agencies and by the telecommunications industry, including registering their numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-06 - Referred to Assignments [SR0824 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SR0824-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Robocalls are unwanted and bothersome to
consumers; and
WHEREAS, Spoofing numbers to make them look familiar is a
common technique; and
WHEREAS, If consumers believe they have received an
illegal call or text, they can file a complaint with the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) at
https://tinyurl.com/File-FCC-Complaint; and
WHEREAS, The Federal Communications Commission, the
Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Telecom Association, and
the telecommunications industry have taken actions to combat
this unwanted activity and have developed guidelines that may
help consumers avoid unwanted calls; and
WHEREAS, Consumers can find more information from the FCC
and the US Telecom Association by:
(1) Going to https://tinyurl.com/FCC-Stop-Robocalls
and looking for the PDF document titled Stop Unwanted
Robocalls and Texts;

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(2) Going to https://tinyurl.com/USTelecom-Robocalls
and looking for the PDF document titled Protecting
Yourself from Illegal Robocalls;
(3) Going to https://tinyurl.com/USTelecom-Spoofing
and looking for the PDF document titled Protecting
Yourself from Spoofing; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge consumers to
take steps to educate themselves on the resources currently
available to help identify and eliminate unwanted calls; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That we urge consumers to take the appropriate
actions that have been developed and recommended by these
agencies and by the telecommunications industry, including
registering their numbers on the National Do Not Call
Registry; and be it further
RESOLVED, That we urge the Federal Communications
Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Telecom
Association, and the telecommunications industry to continue
monitoring this issue and adapting appropriate techniques and
enforcement measures to discourage and reduce unwanted calls
that understandably annoy, scam, and defraud consumers; and be

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it further
RESOLVED, That, according to information published by the
FCC, we urge consumers to protect themselves by doing the
following:
(1) Do not answer calls from unknown numbers;
(2) Do not press any buttons, say "yes," or give out
any personal information in response to any questions;
(3) Do check to see if a call is legitimate by hanging
up and calling the organization the caller claimed to be
representing to confirm the origin of the call;
(4) Do use caution if you are being pressured for
immediate information;
(5) Do set a password for your voice mail account;
(6) Do talk to your phone company about blocking tools
they may have;
(7) Do register your number on the National Do Not
Call Registry at https://www.donotcall.gov in order to
allow legitimate telemarketers to avoid calling your

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number; and be it further