House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Do Not Disturb Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 29, 2024
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 2, 2024 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7116.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PALLONE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 16, January 29, 2024, Page H272):Under Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3: [The Congrss shall have Power] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian Tribes; The single subject of this legislation is: To strengthen certain provisions relating to restrictions on robocalls and telemarketing, and for other purposes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 29, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 326 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7116, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7116
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 11, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 11, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
9 cosponsors — 9 Democrats
0 of 9 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Mike Levin (D-CA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Emilia Sykes (D-OH), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Ritchie Torres (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Frank Pallone.
- H.R. 6829 (118th) HEARTS Act of 2024
- H.R. 7520 (118th) Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024
- H.R. 675 (118th) Secure Space Act of 2023
- H.Res. 108 (118th) Condemning Azerbaijan's blockade of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) and ongoing human rights violations.
- H.R. 4895 (118th) Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act
- H.R. 1320 (118th) COAST Anti-Drilling Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.