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This Concurrent Resolution urges the United States Congress to pass laws to combat the increasing number of illegal text messages, which are being used by criminals to scam consumers, steal personal information, and even take control of phones. The resolution highlights that unlike unsolicited robocalls, phone companies are not currently required to block these spam texts, and existing spam-filtering apps are ineffective. It notes a significant rise in spam texts and complaints to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), an independent agency that protects consumers, indicating that text messaging has become a primary method for scammers. The resolution also calls for Congress to work with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), a government agency that regulates interstate and international communications, and the FTC to develop this new legislation, and requests that copies of the resolution be sent to key congressional leaders and the heads of both agencies.