Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act

II 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1241 To expand the private right of action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for calls in violation of the Do Not Call rules. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES APRIL 30, 2019 Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, and Ms. SMITH) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To expand the private right of action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for calls in violation of the Do Not Call rules. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting American 4 Consumers from Robocalls Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION FOR CALLS IN VIOLA- 6 TION OF DO NOT CALL RULES. 7 Section 227(c)(5) of the Communications Act of 1934 8 (47 U.S.C. 227(c)(5)) is amended— 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:32 May 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1241.IS S1241 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •S 1241 IS (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 1 by striking ‘‘more than one telephone call within any 2 12-month period by or on behalf of the same entity’’ 3 and inserting ‘‘a telephone call by or on behalf of an 4 entity’’; and 5 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘up to’’. 6 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:32 May 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1241.IS S1241 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS