S. 1681 · 114th Congress
QUIET Act
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Quell Unnecessary, Intentional, and Encroaching Telephone Calls Act of 2014 or the QUIET Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 25, 2015
Quell Unnecessary, Intentional, and Encroaching Telephone Calls Act of 2014 or the QUIET Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly initiate a commercial robocall, without the prior written consent of the recipient, from within the United States or to a recipient within the United States. The prohibition does not apply to emergency or health-related calls or calls from charitable organizations.
The bill defines "commercial robocall" as a telephone call made using an automatic dialing system or artificial or prerecorded voice to solicit or encourage the purchase of property, goods, or services.
Violators are subject to fines up to $20,000 per violation and/or up to 10 years in prison.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: QUIET Act
Also known as: Quell Unnecessary, Intentional, and Encroaching Telephone Calls Act of 2015
Latest action (Jun 25, 2015): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 25, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.