# 119-hr-8311: Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act

119-hr-8311, Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8311
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger robocall protections for consumers: mixed, medium. 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 w…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-8311 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8311)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implem…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1058)
- [119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5361)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8311 (as of 2026-09-21).