Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8311 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8311

To expand the scope of the Do Not Call rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act to include all telephone subscribers, to expand the private right of action for calls in violation of those rules, and to modify the definition of the term ``automatic telephone dialing system''.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 15, 2026

Ms. Schakowsky (for herself and Mr. Mullin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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A BILL

To expand the scope of the Do Not Call rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act to include all telephone subscribers, to expand the private right of action for calls in violation of those rules, and to modify the definition of the term ``automatic telephone dialing system''.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANDING SCOPE OF DO NOT CALL RULES AND PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.

(a) In General.--Section 227(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(c)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``residential''; (2) in paragraph (3)-- (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``residential''; and (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``residential''; and (3) in paragraph (5)-- (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``more than one telephone call within any 12- month period by or on behalf of the same entity'' and inserting ``a telephone call by or on behalf of an entity''; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``up to''. (b) Revised Regulations.--Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall revise the regulations prescribed under section 227(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(c)) as necessary to implement the amendments made by subsection (a) of this section.

SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE DIALING SYSTEM.

Section 227(a)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(a)(1)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or a list of telephone numbers'' after ``using a random or sequential number generator''; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``successively without human intervention'' after ``to dial such numbers''. <all>