WASHINGTON - Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) issued the following statement following House passage of the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (H.R. 3375):

“Unwanted and unlawful robocalls, which were once simply a nuisance, have now hijacked consumers’ cell phones and undermined our entire phone system. With Americans receiving tens of billions of robocalls a year, it’s no surprise that many Long Islanders have chosen to ignore many incoming callers, causing them to miss important phone calls about their health, their children and more. Consumers should be able to block unwanted and illegal calls and answer their cell phones without fear of being targeted for a scam. This bipartisan and comprehensive legislation is the next step in ending this continuous onslaught of robocalls.”

The bipartisan Stopping Bad Robocalls Act: