DO NOT Call Act
Sponsored By: Senator Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced
Summary
Creates criminal penalties for illegal robocalls and texts. This bill would add a new criminal subsection to the Communications Act that makes willful violations punishable by federal jail time and fines, and it raises penalties for providing inaccurate caller ID.
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- Phone users: Expands the definition of “call” to include texts sent using automatic dialing systems and messages to any North American Numbering Plan number, including emergency numbers.
- Callers and scammers: Willful violators could face aggravated criminal penalties of up to 3 years in prison for repeat offenses, mass calling campaigns, felony-related schemes, or causing aggregate losses of $5,000 or more.
- Caller ID spoofers: Increases the maximum statutory fine for providing inaccurate caller identification from $10,000 to $20,000.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Tougher criminal penalties for robocalls
If enacted, the bill would create criminal penalties for anyone who willfully and knowingly violates the robocall rules. A general offense would be punishable by up to 1 year in prison, a fine under Title 18, or both. An aggravated offense would be punishable by up to 3 years in prison, a fine under Title 18, or both if any one of several conditions applies: a prior conviction under this subsection; initiating over 100,000 calls in 24 hours, over 1,000,000 calls in 30 days, or over 10,000,000 calls in one year; using the calls to further a felony or felony conspiracy; or causing $5,000 or more in total loss to one or more people in a one-year period. The bill would define “call” to include voice or text messages sent to any North American Numbering Plan number by an automatic telephone dialing system or by prerecorded or artificial voice without prior consent (including emergency numbers), and would define “initiate” to include sending, making, or transmitting the call.
Higher fines for false caller ID
If enacted, the bill would raise two statutory penalty amounts for providing inaccurate caller identification information. It would change the $10,000 amounts in the specified subparts to $20,000. The increase would raise the maximum civil penalties that can be applied to people or companies that spoof caller ID.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
NV • D
Cosponsors
Amy Klobuchar
MN • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Angus King
ME • I
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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