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HR 4919 117th Congress House Commerce

DO NOT Call Act of 2021

Introduced: June 14, 2022 Introduced by: Ross, Deborah K. Democratic · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Aug 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Aug 3, 2021
Introduced in House
Aug 3, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Deter Obnoxious, Nefarious, and Outrageous Telephone Calls Act of 2021 or the DO NOT Call Act of 2021

This bill increases and establishes criminal penalties, which include imprisonment for up to one year, for an intentional violation of the prohibition on automated telephone marketing and messaging. In addition, a person may be imprisoned for up to three years for an aggravated violation of such prohibition if the person (1) previously has been convicted of such an offense, (2) initiates a certain high volume of such calls during specified periods of time, (3) commits the offense in the furtherance of a felony, or (4) causes losses of at least $5,000 during any one year period to one or more persons.

The bill also increases from $10,000 to $20,000 the fine for intentionally transmitting misleading or inaccurate caller identification information.

What's happening now August 4, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1913 Related bill DO NOT Call Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 3
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Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Jun 14, 2022
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Jun 14, 2022
Wenstrup, Brad
· Jun 14, 2022
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Kustoff, David
Tennessee · Aug 3, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4919: DO NOT Call Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4919/
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"H.R. 4919: DO NOT Call Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4919/.
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H.R. 4919, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4919/.
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[H.R. 4919: DO NOT Call Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4919/)
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