# Robocall fines rise to $10,000 per call under newly passed law - The Verge

<https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/19/21030114/robocalls-bill-congress-president-trump-sign-law-illegal-fcc-ajit-pai>

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## What Jamie wrote

I’ve been paying an $18/year subscription to NoMoRoBo for a while to block the barrage of calls. Once the blocking stopped working and I started getting over a dozen calls a day. It was borderline harassment.

> The House voted overwhelmingly to approve the measure earlier this month, and Thursday’s **unanimous** Senate vote means the bill only requires President Trump’s signature to become law.

Emphasis added. When does the US Senate ever do anything unanimously? I guess everyone hates robocalls.

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