September 24, 2026
Mr. Subramanyam (for himself, Mr. Shreve, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Carson, Mr. Whitesides, and Mr. Mannion) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to revise regulations with respect to the definition of the term prior express written consent
, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Stop Spam Calls Act
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Sec. 2. Prior express written consent definition
(a) Revision
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall revise section 64.1200(f)(9) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor to such regulation) to have such section read as such section appears (as revised) in the final rule of the Commission titled Targeting and Eliminating Unlawful Text Messages, Implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, Advanced Methods To Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls
and published on January 26, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 5098).
(b) Applicability
Section 64.1200(f)(9) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as revised pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, shall take effect beginning on the date that is 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Rule of construction
Nothing in this section may be construed to demonstrate that the Federal Communications Commission did not, prior to the date of the enactment of this section, have the authority to require that prior express consent be in writing for purposes of section 64.1200 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor to such regulation).