I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1383 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse 
of robocalls. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2007 
Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties 
for the misuse of robocalls. 
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 ‘‘The Quelling of Un-
wanted Intrusive and Excessive Telephone Calls Act of 
2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. PREVENTING MISUSE OF TELEPHONIC COMMU-
NICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part I of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 103 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘CHAPTER 104—MISUSE OF TELEPHONIC 
COMMUNICATIONS 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘2141. Misuse of automated telephone equipment. 
‘‘2142. Definitions for chapter. 
‘‘§ 2141. Misuse of automated telephone equipment 
‘‘(a) OFFENSE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Whoever knowingly initi-
ates a telephone call (other than a call made for 
emergency purposes or made with the prior express 
consent of the called party) using an automatic tele-
phone dialing system or an artificial or prerecorded 
voice— 
‘‘(A) so that it is received during the pe-
riod beginning at 9 pm and ending 9 am in the 
place which the call is directed; or 
‘‘(B) without disclosing at the beginning of 
the call the identity of the sponsor, endorser, or 
originator of the call, 
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not 
more than 1 year, or both. 
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‘‘(2) ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.—Who-
ever knowingly uses an automatic telephone dialing 
system or an artificial or prerecorded voice to de-
ceive any person regarding— 
‘‘(A) the time, place, or manner of an elec-
tion for Federal office; 
‘‘(B) the qualifications for or restriction on 
voter eligibility for an election for Federal of-
fice; 
‘‘(C) the political party affiliation of any 
candidate running in an election for Federal of-
fice; or 
‘‘(D) the sponsor, endorser, or originator 
of a telephone call initiated using an automatic 
telephone dialing system or using an artificial 
or prerecorded voice, 
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not 
more than 1 year, or both. 
‘‘(b) MINIMUM PENALTY FOR MULTIPLE CALL VIO-
LATIONS.—If the offense under this section involves 100 
or more telephone calls, the sentence imposed under sub-
section (a) for that offense shall include imprisonment for 
not less than 30 days. 
‘‘(c) CIVIL ACTION.—The chief law enforcement offi-
cer of a State or a general purpose political subdivision 
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of a State may in a civil action, obtain injunctive and de-
claratory relief with respect to a violation of this section 
that affects the residents of that State or political subdivi-
sion. 
‘‘§ 2142. Definitions for chapter 
‘‘As used in this chapter— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘automatic telephone dialing sys-
tem’ has the meaning given that term in section 227 
of the Communications Act of 1934; and 
‘‘(2) the terms ‘election’ and ‘Federal office’ 
have, respectively, the meanings given those terms in 
section 431 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters 
at the beginning of part I of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 
103 the following new item: 
‘‘104. Misuse of Telephonic Communications ......................... 2141.’’. 
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