DO NOT Call Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6449 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6449 To modify the penalties for violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1993. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 4, 2025 Mr. Kustoff (for himself, Ms. Ross, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Perez, Mr. Panetta, and Mr. Strong) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To modify the penalties for violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1993. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Deter Obnoxious, Nefarious, and Outrageous Telephone Calls Act of 2025'' or the ``DO NOT Call Act''. SEC. 2. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE TELEPHONE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT OF 1993. (a) Criminal Penalties.-- (1) In general.--Section 227 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(k) Criminal Penalties.-- ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), any person who willfully and knowingly violates this section shall be imprisoned for not more than 1 year, fined under title 18, United States Code, or both. ``(2) Aggravated offense.--Any person who willfully and knowingly violates this section shall be imprisoned for not more than 3 years, fined under title 18, United States Code, or both if-- ``(A) the person has previously been convicted under this subsection; ``(B) the offense involved initiating more than-- ``(i) 100,000 calls in a 24-hour period; ``(ii) 1,000,000 calls in a 30-day period; or ``(iii) 10,000,000 calls in a 1-year period; ``(C) the person committed the offense with the intent to