[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 20, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S2471]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. King, Ms. Smith, Mr. 
        Welch, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Hirono, and Ms. Duckworth):
  S. 3991. A bill to expand the scope of the Do Not Call rules under 
the Telephone Consumer Protection Act to include all telephone 
subscribers, and to expand the private right of action for calls in 
violation of those rules; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation.
  Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 3991

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting American 
     Consumers from Robocalls Act''.

     SEC. 2. EXPANDING SCOPE OF DO NOT CALL RULES AND PRIVATE 
                   RIGHT OF ACTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 227(c) of the Communications Act 
     of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``residential'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``residential''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``residential''; and
       (3) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``more than one telephone call within any 12-month period by 
     or on behalf of the same entity'' and inserting ``a telephone 
     call by or on behalf of an entity''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``up to''.
       (b) Revised Regulations.--Not later than 270 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications 
     Commission shall revise the regulations prescribed under 
     section 227(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     227(c)) as necessary to implement the amendments made by 
     subsection (a) of this section.
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