I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4919 
To modify the penalties for violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection 
Act of 1993. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 3, 2021 
Ms. ROSS (for herself and Mr. KUSTOFF) 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 Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Deter Obnoxious, Ne-
farious, and Outrageous Telephone Calls Act of 2021’’ or 
the ‘‘DO NOT Call Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE TELEPHONE 
CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT OF 1993. 
(a) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:04 Aug 19, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4919.IH
H4919
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 227 of the Commu-
nications 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 para-
graph (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 con-
victed 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 pe-
riod; or 
‘‘(iii) 10,000,000 calls in a 1-year pe-
riod; 
‘‘(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 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:04 Aug 19, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4919.IH
H4919
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
‘‘(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 sub-
section— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘call’ includes a message or 
other communication; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘initiate’, with respect to a 
call, includes the act of sending, making, or 
transmitting a call, message, or other commu-
nication, as applicable.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—Section 227(e)(5)(B) of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(e)(5)(B)) is 
amended, in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 501’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (k)’’. 
(b) INCREASED PENALTIES FOR PROVISION OF INAC-
CURATE CALLER IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION.—Sec-
tion 227(e)(5) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 227(e)(5)) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
subparagraph 
(A)(i), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), in the first sentence, 
by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000’’. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:04 Aug 19, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H4919.IH
H4919
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS