H.R. 8311

[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''.
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