NJ AJR177

Urges Congress and the President to enact the federal "Do Not Disturb Act," legislation introduced by Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. to combat spam and scam calls

Cites that Americans receive an estimated 2.1 billion spam and scam calls per month, resulting in over 195 million hours of wasted time in 2023

Addresses a gap created by the U.S. Supreme Court's 2021 decision in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, which narrowly defined "automatic telephone dialing system" and excluded most modern robocalls from existing federal protections

The federal bill package would expand anti-robocall protections, combat artificial intelligence-enabled scams, and reduce consumer costs for robocall blocking technology

Directs copies of the resolution to be sent to the President, congressional leadership, and all New Jersey members of Congress