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S. 1241

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A bill to expand the private right of action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for calls in violation of the Do Not Call rules.
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Committee
Latest Action · April 30, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Congress
116th (2019–2021)
Introduced
April 30, 2019
Cosponsors (7)
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Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls ActThis 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.

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