Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 3991 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 ``Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act''. SEC. 2. EXPANDING SCOPE OF DO NOT CALL RULES AND PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION. (a) In General.--Section 227(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(c)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``residential''; (2) in paragraph (3)-- (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``residential''; and (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``residential''; and (3) in paragraph (5)-- (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``more than one telephone call within any 12-month period by or on behalf of the same entity'' and inserting ``a telephone call by or on behalf of an entity''; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``up to''. (b) Revised Regulations.--Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall revise the regulations prescribed under section 227(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(c)) as necessary to implement the amendments made by subsection (a) of this section. ______
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