Introduced in Senate
Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →
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 ACTIONTrack this section →
(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 SYSTEMTrack this section →
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.