The U.S. House has passed a bipartisan bill to Stop Bad Robocalls. 5th District Congresswoman Jahana Hayes says the comprehensive bill requires every call to be verified, allows the blocking of spam calls, and empowers the FCC to protect Americans from scammers.  The House bill goes further than the Senate one.  They must now be reconciled.  Legislators say the final measure will require phone companies to verify that phone numbers are real, and to block calls for free. It will also give government agencies more ability to go after scammers.  Tech vendor YouMail said there were 5.7 billion calls from scammers, telemarketers, debt collectors and others in October. Not all those calls are unwanted, though — you might want to get the call from your pharmacy saying your prescription is ready.