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S 1241 116th Congress Senate Commerce Civil actions and liability Consumer affairs Marketing and advertising Right of privacy Telephone and wireless communication

Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act

Introduced: April 30, 2019 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 30, 2019
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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.

What's happening now April 30, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3605 Identical bill Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act
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 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Apr 30, 2019
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 30, 2019
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Apr 30, 2019
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 30, 2019
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Apr 30, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1241: Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1241/
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"S. 1241: Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1241/.
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S. 1241, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1241/.
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