S. 4307

Summary

S. 4307, the Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act, was introduced in the Senate on Apr 15, 2026 by Sen. Richard Durbin (D) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Commerce, Science, And Transportation, and last saw action on Apr 15, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S1786).

Record

Text

S. 4307 has 5 co-sponsors.

119 S4307 IS: Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-04-15
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4307  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   April 15 (legislative day, April 14), 2026   Mr. Durbin  (for himself,  Ms. Smith ,  Ms. Hirono ,  Mr. Welch ,  Mr. Sanders , and  Mr. King ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation    A BILL
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 .
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act  .
2.
Expanding scope of Do Not Call rules and private right of action
(a)
In general
Section 227(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 227(c) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking  residential ;
(2)
in paragraph (3)—
(A)
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking  residential ; and
(B)
in subparagraph (E), by striking  residential ; and
(3)
in paragraph (5)—
(A)
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking  more than one telephone call within any 12-month period by or on behalf of the same entity  and inserting  a telephone call by or on behalf of an entity ; and
(B)
in subparagraph (B), by striking  up to .
(b)
Revised regulations
Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall revise the regulations prescribed under section 227(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 227(c) ) as necessary to implement the amendments made by subsection (a) of this section.
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—
(1)
in subparagraph (A), by inserting  or a list of telephone numbers  after  using a random or sequential number generator ; and
(2)
in subparagraph (B), by inserting  successively without human intervention  after  to dial such numbers .

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A bill 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".

Sponsors

Sen. Richard Durbin (D) sponsors S. 4307, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Richard Durbin

Sen. · D–IL · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 15, 2026

Mazie Hirono

Sen. · D–HI · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 15, 2026 · Original

Angus King

Sen. · I–ME · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 15, 2026 · Original

Bernard Sanders

Sen. · I–VT · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 15, 2026 · Original

Tina Smith

Sen. · D–MN · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 15, 2026 · Original

Peter Welch

Sen. · D–VT · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 15, 2026 · Original

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Committees

S. 4307 went before 1 committee: Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Referred To · Apr 15, 2026 · 458 Bills

Actions

S. 4307 has taken 2 actions since Apr 15, 2026.

Votes

S. 4307 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 4307, as Identical bill.

HR 8311Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls ActApr 15, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · Identical bill

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Titles

S. 4307 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act — Display Title
• Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill 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". — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 16 registered lobbyists who named S. 4307 in 4 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations, Medicare/Medicaid, Telecommunications, Agriculture, Automotive Industry, Banking, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 4307 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 4307’s is Commerce.

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com