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Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act
Sponsored By: Representative Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced
Summary
Expand Do Not Call protections to all telephone subscribers and broaden automated dialing rules. This bill would broaden who is covered by Do Not Call limits and change what counts as an automated dialing system.
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- Consumers: All telephone subscribers, not just residential lines, would be able to use Do Not Call protections. That extends legal coverage to nonresidential numbers.
- Callers and businesses: The bill removes the cap tied to "more than one telephone call within any 12-month period by or on behalf of the same entity," which means callers could face liability for individual calls rather than being limited by that per-entity rule.
- Technology and regulators: The definition of an automatic telephone dialing system would include dialing from a list of numbers and dialing successively without human intervention, and the Federal Communications Commission must update its section 227(c) regulations within 270 days after enactment to implement these changes.
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Stronger robocall protections for consumers
You would get stronger protection from unwanted calls. The bill would remove the word "residential" so Do Not Call rules apply to all telephone subscribers, not just homes. It would eliminate the prior 12‑month per‑entity limit so calls by the same entity can be covered without that cap. The bill would also widen the definition of an automated dialer to include dialing from a list of numbers and dialing successively without human intervention. The Federal Communications Commission would have 270 days after enactment to update its rules to match these changes.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/15/2026
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 4/20/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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