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S 1681 114th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Consumer affairs Marketing and advertising Telephone and wireless communication

QUIET Act

Introduced: June 25, 2015 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 25, 2015
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Quell Unnecessary, Intentional, and Encroaching Telephone Calls Act of 2014 or the QUIET Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly initiate a commercial robocall, without the prior written consent of the recipient, from within the United States or to a recipient within the United States. The prohibition does not apply to emergency or health-related calls or calls from charitable organizations.

The bill defines "commercial robocall" as a telephone call made using an automatic dialing system or artificial or prerecorded voice to solicit or encourage the purchase of property, goods, or services.

Violators are subject to fines up to $20,000 per violation and/or up to 10 years in prison.

What's happening now June 25, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1681: QUIET Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1681/
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"S. 1681: QUIET Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1681/.
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S. 1681, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1681/.
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