,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccgj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #d1  
#bjbe,ms4 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself1  
,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 and 
,mr4 ,king7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to modify the penalties for          
violations of the ,telephone ,consumer  
,protection ,act of #aiic4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,deter ,obnoxious1 ,nefarious1 and      
,outrageous ,telephone ,calls ,act of   
#bjbe or the ,,do ,,not ,call ,act4  #b4
 ,penalties for violations of the       
,telephone ,consumer ,protection ,act of
 #aiic  7a7 ,criminal penalties  7#a7   
,in general ,section #bbg of the        
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  7k7 ,criminal   
penalties  7#a7 ,in general ,except as  
provided in paragraph 7#b71 any person  

who willfully and knowingly violates    
this section shall be imprisoned for not
 more than #a year1 fined under title   
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 or both4    
7#b7 ,aggravated offense ,any person who
 willfully and knowingly violates this  
section shall be imprisoned for not more
 than #c years1 fined under title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code1 or both if-- 7,a7
 the person has previously been         
convicted under this subsection2  7,b7  
the offense involved initiating more    
than-- 7i7 #ajj1jjj calls in a #bd-;hour
 period2  7ii7 #a1jjj1jjj calls in a    
#cj-;day period2 or  7iii7 #aj1jjj1jjj  
calls in a #a-year period2  7,c7 the    
person committed the offense with the   
intent to use the calls in furtherance  
of a felony or conspiracy to commit a   
felony2 or  7,d7 the offense caused loss
 to #a or more persons aggregating      
#e1jjj or more in value during any      
#a-year period4  7#c7 ,definitions ,for 
purposes of this subsection-- 7,a7 the  
term call includes a message or other   

communication sent to any ,north        
,american ,numbering ,plan number1      
including an emergency telephone number1
 that is-- 7i7 initiated to communicate 
with or attempt to communicate with a   
person by telephone using an automatic  
telephone dialing system or artificial  
or prerecorded voice2 or  7ii7 a text   
message sent to a mobile phone using an 
automatic telephone dialing system--    
7,i7 without the prior consent of the   
recipient to receive the message2 or    
7,,ii7 as an emergency message2 and     
7,b7 the term initiate1 with respect to 
a call1 includes the act of sending1    
making1 or transmitting the call4  4    
7#b7 ,technical and conforming amendment
 ,section #bbg7;e77#e77;,b7 of the      
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77#e77;,b77 is amended1
 in the second sentence1 by striking    
section #eja and inserting subsection   
7k74  7b7 ,increased penalties for      
provision of inaccurate caller          
identification information ,section     

#bbg7;e77#e7 of the ,communications ,act
 of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77#e77  
is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph       
7,a77i71 by striking #aj1jjj and        
inserting #bj1jjj2 and  7#b7 in         
subparagraph 7,b71 in the first         
sentence1 by striking #aj1jjj and       
inserting #bj1jjj4