118th Congress Commerce
H.R. 800: DO NOT Call Act of 2023
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Summary
This bill increases and establishes criminal penalties, which include imprisonment for up to one year, for an intentional violation of the restrictions on automated telephone marketing and messaging. In addition, a person may be imprisoned for up to three years for an aggravated violation of such restrictions 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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Deborah Ross D-NCOriginal
- Brian Babin R-TX
- John Carter R-TX
- Charles (Chuck) Edwards R-NC
- A. Ferguson R-GA
- Glenn Grothman R-WI
- Nancy Mace R-SC
- Wiley Nickel D-NC
- Brandon Williams R-NY
- Charles Fleischmann R-TN
- Kay Granger R-TX
- Michael Guest R-MS
- Ronny Jackson R-TX
- Barry Moore R-AL
- Christopher Smith R-NJ
- Daniel Webster R-FL
- Brad Wenstrup R-OH
- Susie Lee D-NV
- Dale Strong R-AL
- David Valadao R-CA
- Brian Fitzpatrick R-PA
- Debbie Lesko R-AZ
- Bill Posey R-FL
- Glenn Thompson R-PA
- Sharice Davids D-KS
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez D-WA
- Kevin Mullin D-CA
- Byron Donalds R-FL
- Stephen Lynch D-MA
- James McGovern D-MA
- Jimmy Panetta D-CA
- C. Ruppersberger D-MD
- Harold Rogers R-KY
- Jeffrey Jackson D-NC
- Thomas Tiffany R-WI
- Alma Adams D-NC
- Susan Wild D-PA
- Greg Landsman D-OH
- Jared Moskowitz D-FL
- Abigail Spanberger D-VA
Who scored on this bill
- 1David Kustoff SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone3 events+12
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History
- Introduced in the House by David Kustoff.
Show the full action history (3 actions)
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.