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By a vote of 417-3, the House of Representatives today passed a bill restricting robocalls. The TRACED Act would require phone companies to block robocalls without charging customers any extra money, require most carriers in the U.S. ensure that calls are coming from real numbers, and expand government authority to penalize robocallers. The Hill reports [...]