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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3707 
To increase the penalties for certain robocall, spoofing, and telemarketing 
violations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2019 
Mr. BABIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To increase the penalties for certain robocall, spoofing, and 
telemarketing violations. 
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 ‘‘Double the Enforce-
ment and Fines of Everyone Associated with Terrible 
Robocalls Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘DEFEAT Robocalls Act 
of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN ROBOCALL, 
SPOOFING, 
AND 
TELEMARKETING 
VIOLA-
TIONS. 
(a) SECTION 227 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 
1934.— 
(1) 
FORFEITURES
GENERALLY.—Section 
503(b)(2)(D) of the Communications Act of 1934 
(47 U.S.C. 503(b)(2)(D)) is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(or, in the case of a vio-
lation of section 227, except for subsection (e) 
of such section, shall not exceed $39,278)’’ 
after ‘‘$10,000’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘(or, in the case of a vio-
lation of section 227, except for subsection (e) 
of such section, shall not exceed a total of 
$294,580)’’ after ‘‘$75,000’’. 
(2) CRIMINAL PENALTIES GENERALLY.— 
(A) GENERAL PENALTY.—Section 501 of 
the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
501) is amended— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(or, in the case of a 
violation of section 227, except for sub-
section (e) of such section, not more than 
$20,000)’’ after ‘‘$10,000’’ the first place 
it appears; and 
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(ii) by inserting ‘‘(or, if the subse-
quent violation is a violation of section 
227, except for subsection (e) of such sec-
tion, not more than $20,000 (or, if any 
such previous conviction was for violation 
of section 227, except for subsection (e) of 
such section, not more than $40,000))’’ 
after ‘‘$10,000’’ the second place it ap-
pears. 
(B) VIOLATION OF RULES, REGULATIONS, 
AND SO FORTH.—Section 502 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 502) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘(or, in the case of a 
rule, regulation, restriction, or condition made 
or imposed by the Commission under section 
227, not more than $1,000)’’ after ‘‘$500’’. 
(3) SPOOFING OF CALLER IDENTIFICATION IN-
FORMATION.—Section 227(e)(5) of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(e)(5)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$22,556’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$2,255,598’’; and 
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(B) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘damages’’ and inserting ‘‘twice the damages 
sustained’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to violations occurring 
after the date that is 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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