United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 10 D · 4 R cosponsors

HR 6449 — DO NOT Call Act

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 04, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 14 sponsors

    1 primary, 13 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (10 D · 4 R) — cross-party backing.

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In plain language

The bill addresses issues related to energy and commerce.

This legislation has been introduced to the House, focusing on matters pertaining to energy and commerce. It has been referred to the relevant committee for further consideration.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill establishes new criminal penalties for violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and increases existing monetary penalties.

  • 47 U.S.C. 227

    (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 use the calls in furtherance of a felony or conspiracy to commit a felony; or (D) the offense caused loss to 1 or more persons aggregating $5,000 or more in value during any 1-year period. (3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection-- (A) the term `call' includes a message or other communication sent to any North American Numbering Plan number, including an emergency telephone number, that is-- (i) initiated to communicate with or attempt to communicate with a person by telephone using an automatic telephone dialing system or artificial or prerecorded voice; or (ii) a text message sent to a mobile phone using an automatic telephone dialing system-- (I) without the prior consent of the recipient to receive the message; or (II) as an emergency message; and (B) the term `initiate', with respect to a call, includes the act of sending, making, or transmitting the call.

    This addition introduces criminal penalties for willful violations of the law, with increased penalties for repeat and severe offenders.

  • 47 U.S.C. 227(e)(5)(B)

    section 501 → subsection (k)

    This change modifies a reference within the existing law to point to the newly added subsection concerning criminal penalties.

  • 47 U.S.C. 227(e)(5)(A)(i)

    $10,000 → $20,000

    This increase in the penalty amount represents a doubling of the fines for providing inaccurate caller identification information.

  • 47 U.S.C. 227(e)(5)(B)

    $10,000 → $20,000

    Similar to the previous change, this also doubles the monetary penalty for violations regarding the provision of inaccurate caller identification.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 533 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (13)

Not signed on (533)

533 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HR 6449?
HR 6449 is sponsored by Kustoff, David (Republican), Ross, Deborah K. (Democratic), Moskowitz, Jared (Democratic), Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" (Republican), Fitzpatrick, Brian K. (Republican), Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp (Democratic), Panetta, Jimmy (Democratic), Strong, Dale W. (Republican), Riley, Josh (Democratic), McDonald Rivet, Kristen (Democratic), Vindman, Eugene Simon (Democratic), Gillen, Laura (Democratic), Davids, Sharice (Democratic), and Pappas, Chris (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 6449?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 04, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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