Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act

This bill expands the Do Not Call rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act to cover all telephone subscribers, not just residential ones, expands the private right of action for calls violating those rules, and modifies the definition of an automatic telephone dialing system.

Sec. 2, Expanding scope of Do Not Call rules and private right of action: The bill removes the word "residential" from several parts of the existing law, extending Do Not Call protections to all telephone subscribers. It also changes the rule so that a single call by or on behalf of an entity can violate the Do Not Call rules, instead of requiring more than one call within 12 months, and removes the limit on damages. The Federal Communications Commission must update its regulations within 270 days after the bill becomes law.

Sec. 3, Definition of automatic telephone dialing system: The bill updates the definition of an automatic telephone dialing system to include equipment that dials numbers from a list of telephone numbers, not just from a random or sequential number generator. It also specifies that such equipment must dial numbers successively without human intervention.