House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act
Official title: To expand the scope of the Do Not Call rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act to include all telephone subscribers, to expand the private right of action for calls in violation of those rules, and to modify the definition of the term "automatic telephone dialing system".
Sponsor: Rep. Janice Schakowsky D-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 15, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 15, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8311.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 66, April 15, 2026, Page H2925):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 15, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 168 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8311, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8311
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.