HR8311-119

In Committee

Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 15, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology.

Who Benefits and How

technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H03A9D3185CB04A9EB3F18574A5120486: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act.
  • Section H99723BB914F844DEB4150D6FDA923B66: 2. Expanding scope of Do Not Call rules and private right of action Section 227(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(c)) is amended— in...
  • Section H901D5F4ADE884AF48E5986C274F63C63: 3. Definition of automatic telephone dialing system Section 227(a)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(a)(1)) is amended— in subparagraph (A),...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Key Policy Areas

Technology

Primary Purpose

This bill, Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Policy Domains

Technology

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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technology companies and users of digital services:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • technology companies and users of digital services
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
federal implementing agencies:
technology companies and users of digital services:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 15, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Apr 15, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 15, 2026

Ms. Schakowsky (for herself and Mr. Mullin) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Technology
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

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