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
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Became law
Apr 30, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 30, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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