Skip to main content
HR 1383 110th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Automation Civil actions and liability Congress Congressional elections Election fraud Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Injunctions Law Presidential elections Science, Technology, Communications Telemarketing Telephone

Quelling of Unwanted Intrusive and Excessive Telephone Calls Act of 2007

Introduced: March 7, 2007 Introduced by: Lofgren, Zoe Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 110th Congress ended
It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 7, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 7, 2007
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Quelling of Unwanted Intrusive and Excessive Telephone Calls Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to one year for: (1) knowingly initiating a telephone call using an automatic telephone dialing system or an artificial or prerecorded voice during certain time periods or without disclosing the identity of the sponsor, endorser, or originator of the call; and (2) using such dialing system or artificial or prerecorded voice to deceive any person regarding a federal election, voter eligibility, or an election candidate. Imposes a minimum mandatory prison sentence of 30 days for offenses involving 100 or more telephone calls.

What's happening now March 7, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1383: Quelling of Unwanted Intrusive and Excessive Telephone Calls Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1383/
MLA
"H.R. 1383: Quelling of Unwanted Intrusive and Excessive Telephone Calls Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1383/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1383, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1383/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 1383: Quelling of Unwanted Intrusive and Excessive Telephone Calls Act of 2007](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1383/)
Report a problem