,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hccd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ab1 #bjbb,mr4  
,kri%namoor?i 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,port]1  
,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,mr4 ,danny
 ,k4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 &  
,ms4 ,br[n ( ,ohio7 introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !
 ,communications ,act ( #aicd to        
prohibit ! use ( automat$ telephone     
equipm5t to s5d unsolicit$ text         
messages1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4        
,re/rictions on ! use ( automat$        
telephone equipm5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al        
,section #bbg ( ! ,communications ,act (
 #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7 is am5d$--  
7#a7 9 subsection 7a7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph
 7#a7-- 7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+
 1 us+ a r&om or sequ5tial numb] g5]ator
 & ins]t+ or s5t a text message2 &  7ii7
 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ dial su*  
numb]s & ins]t+ automatically dial or   
s5d a text message to su* numb]s2 &     
7,b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#e7 z      

p>agraph 7#f7 & ins]t+ aft] p>agraph    
7#d7 ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#e7 ,! t]m
 text message has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9
 subsection 7e77#h74  2 &  7#b7 9       
subsection 7b7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7--
 7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,a7--  7,i7 9 !     
matt] prec$+ clause 7i71 by /rik+ any   
call & all t foll[s ?r\gh call$ p>ty7 & 
ins]t+ any call or s5d any text message 
7o!r ?an a call made or text message s5t
 = em]g5cy purposes or ) ! prior express
 cons5t ( ! recipi5t ( su* call or text 
message72 &  7,,ii7 9 clause 7iii71 by  
/rik+ call$ p>ty & all t foll[s ?r\gh   
,unit$ ,/ates & ins]t+ recipi5t ( su*   
call or text message is *>g$ = receiv+  
su* call or text message2 &  7ii7 9     
subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ 1 is made    
solely pursuant to ! collection ( a debt
 ow$ to or gu>ante$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates12
 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
7#e7 ,safe h>bor = reassign$ numb]s     
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,x %all n be a violation (
 ! prohibition 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 = a 
p]son1 us+ an automatic telephone dial+ 

sy/em or an artificial or pr]ecord$     
voice1 to make a call or s5d a text     
message to a telephone numb] )\t ! prior
 express cons5t ( ! subscrib] assign$   
su* telephone numb] if su* p]son obta9$ 
express cons5t to make su* call or s5d  
su* text message to su* numb] f a       
subscrib] assign$ su* numb] on ! date on
 :i* su* express cons5t 0 obta9$4  7,b7 
,exception ,subp>agraph 7,a7 %all n     
apply unless ! p]son mak+ su* call or   
s5d+ su* text1 be>+ ! burd5 ( pro(1     
demon/rates t--  7i7 prior to mak+ su*  
call1 su* p]son qu]i$ ! database ma9ta9$
 by ! ,commission "u subp>agraph 7,c7 to
 det]m9e :e!r su* numb] 0 p]man5tly     
disconnect$ aft] ! date on :i* prior    
express cons5t 0 obta9$ f a subscrib]   
previ\sly assign$ su* numb]1 & receiv$ a
 response indicat+ su* numb] 0 n        
p]man5tly disconnect$ aft] su* date2 &  
7ii7 if su* p]son _h n receiv$ su*      
response1 su* p]son w\ld n h made su*   
call or s5t su* text message to su*     
numb]4  7,c7 ,reassign$ telephone numb] 

database ,! ,commission %all ma9ta9 a   
database :i* p]sons may qu]y = ! purpose
 ( det]m9+ :e!r a telephone numb] 0     
p]man5tly disconnect$ aft] ! date on :i*
 prior express cons5t 0 obta9$ f a      
subscrib] assign$ su* numb]4  4  7b7    
,rulemak+ ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,f$]al  
,communications ,commission1 )          
consid]ation giv5 to mod]n dial+        
practices & consum] pref]5ces1 %all     
issue a rule def9+ ! t]ms automatically1
 dial1 s5d1 & *>g$ = ! call1 z us$ 9    
#bbg7;a77#a7 ( ! ,communications ,act ( 
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;a77#a771 z   
am5d$ by ?is ,act4