# 119-s-1025: FCC Legal Enforcement Act

119-s-1025, FCC Legal Enforcement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1025
- Congress: 119
- Title: FCC Legal Enforcement Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-13
- Sponsor: Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Authorizes the FCC to sue in its own name to recover unpaid forfeiture penalties for violations of telephone equipment and unwanted-call rules.** It would also require the agency to prioritize very large penalties and add an explicit subscriber-protection phrase to the unwanted-call standard. - Subscribers and families: Inserts the phrase "as necessary in the judgment of the Commission to protect subscribers from unwanted calls" into the unwanted-call rule, clarifying a consumer-protection focus. - The FCC and enforcement: Would let the FCC commence and supervise litigation to recover unpaid forfeitures if the Department of Justice does not file a case within 120 days of a referral. It also directs the FCC to prioritize unpaid penalties that exceed $25.0 million. - Businesses that violate telemarketing rules: Entities found in violation of section 227 face more direct FCC-led enforcement and potential prosecutions to recover penalties.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger legal standard to block robocalls: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would let the FCC set limits on automated and prerecorded calls "as necessary in the judgment of the Commission to protect subscribers from unwanted calls." This would clarify that the agency can adopt rules it deems needed to protect phone subscribers from robocalls and unwant…
- FCC can sue to collect big fines: cost, low. If enacted, the FCC would be able to file and supervise lawsuits in its own name to recover unpaid fines for unlawful automated calls when the Justice Department does not start a case within 120 days after a referral. The 120-day period would begin on the date of the Commission's referral. The FCC…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-1232: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
- 119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1025 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1025)

## Related
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-1232: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1232)
- [119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2295)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1025 (as of 2026-09-10).