47 U.S.C. 227: Restrictions on use of telephone equipment

2019

• Pub. L. 116–105, §8(a), added subpar. (I). Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 116–105, §3(a)(1), added par. (4). Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 116–105, §3(a)(2)(A), inserted at end "Paragraph (5) of section 503(b) of this title shall not apply in the case of a violation of this subsection." Law text · (e)
• Pub. L. 116–105, §3(a)(2)(B), substituted "4-year" for "2-year" in heading and "4 years" for "2 years" in text. Law text · (e)
• Pub. L. 116–105, §3(a)(3), added subsec. (h) and struck out former subsec. (h) which related to annual junk fax enforcement report. Law text · (h)
• Pub. L. 116–105, §10(a), added subsec. (i). Law text · (i)
• Pub. L. 116–105, §10(b), added subsec. (j). Law text · (j)

2018

• Pub. L. 115–141, §503(a)(3), inserted "misleading or" before "inaccurate" in heading. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018) Law text · (e)
• Pub. L. 115–141, §503(a)(1), substituted "or any person outside the United States if the recipient is within the United States, in connection with any voice service or text messaging service" for "in connection with any telecommunications service". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018) Law text · (e)
• Pub. L. 115–141, §503(a)(4)(A), substituted "The Commission" for "Not later than 6 months after December 22, 2010, the Commission". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018) Law text · (e)
• Pub. L. 115–141, §402(i)(3), struck out par. (4). Text read as follows: "Not later than 6 months after December 22, 2010, the Commission shall report to Congress whether additional legislation is necessary to prohibit the provision of inaccurate caller identification information in … (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018) Law text · (e)
• Pub. L. 115–141, §503(a)(2)(A), (B), substituted "voice service or a text message sent using a text messaging service" for "telecommunications service or IP-enabled voice service". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018) Law text · (e), (B)
• Pub. L. 115–141, §503(a)(2)(C), added subpars. (C) to (E) and struck out former subpar. (C) which defined IP-enabled voice service. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018) Law text · (e)

2015

• Pub. L. 114–74, §301(a)(1)(A), inserted ", unless such call is made solely to collect a debt owed to or guaranteed by the United States" after "charged for the call". (Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 114–74, §301(a)(1)(B), inserted ", is made solely pursuant to the collection of a debt owed to or guaranteed by the United States," after "emergency purposes". (Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 114–74, §301(a)(2), added subpar. (H). (Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015) Law text · (b)

2010

• Pub. L. 111–331 added subsec. (e) and redesignated former subsecs. (e) to (g) as (f) to (h), respectively. Law text · (e), (f), (g), (h)

2005

• Pub. L. 109–21, §2(b), added par. (2) and redesignated former pars. (2) and (3) as (3) and (4), respectively. Former par. (4) redesignated (5). Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 109–21, §2(b)(1), (g), redesignated par. (4) as (5) and inserted ", in writing or otherwise" before period at end. Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 109–21, §2(a), amended subpar. (C) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (C) read as follows: "to use any telephone facsimile machine, computer, or other device to send an unsolicited advertisement to a telephone facsimile machine; or". Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 109–21, §2(c)–(f), added subpars. (D) to (G). Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 109–21, §3, added subsec. (g). Law text · (g)

2003

• Pub. L. 108–187 inserted ", or any person outside the United States if the recipient is within the United States" after "United States" in introductory provisions. Law text · (b)

1994

• Pub. L. 103–414, §303(a)(11), substituted "paragraph" for "paragraphs". · (b)
• Pub. L. 103–414, §303(a)(12), substituted "national database" for "national datebase" after "such single". · (e)

1992

• Pub. L. 102–556 added subpar. (C). · (b)