Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act

Summary

Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act This bill expands the private right of action that is available against telemarketers that call individuals who have registered their phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. The bill permits bringing a lawsuit after receiving one such call, while current law requires at least two calls from the same telemarketer within a 12-month period before a lawsuit can be filed.

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Timeline

1. 30 April 2019

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 30 April 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 30 April 2019 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 30 April 2019

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 30 April 2019

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Edward Markey · D · Sponsor
• Tammy Duckworth · D · Sponsor
• Amy Klobuchar · D · Sponsor
• Tina Smith · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D · Cosponsor
• · sscm00 · Standing

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