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NJ SJR114

Urges Congress and President to enact "Do Not Disturb Act."


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Introduced
05/09/2024
In Committee
05/09/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2024-2025 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This joint resolution urges Congress to pass, and for the President to sign, the "Do Not Disturb Act." American citizens receive over 2 billion spam and scam calls per month. This inundation of spam and scam calls led to over 195 million hours of wasted time answering these calls in 2023. These spam and scam calls are dangerous and abusive fraud tactics that affect every American citizen with a phone, particularly senior citizens. The United States Supreme Court's decision in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, 141 S. Ct. 1163 (2021) held that the definition of "automatic telephone dialing system" as defined in the Telephone consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) only includes devices that have the capacity to either store a telephone number using a random or sequential generator or to produce a telephone number using a random or sequential generator, which definition excludes a bulk of robocalls taking place today. Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. introduced a bill package known collectively as the "Do Not Disturb Act," to protect consumers from the bombardment of dangerous and unwanted calls and texts by expanding anti-robocall protections, combatting the use of artificial intelligence for scams, and alleviating the cost of robocall blocking technology for consumers.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee (on 05/09/2024)

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