To ratify the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to establish a do-not-call registry.
Latest action · Sep 29, 2003 Became Public Law No: 108-82.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 24, 2003
- Passed HouseSep 25, 2003
- Passed SenateSep 25, 2003
- To the PresidentSep 29, 2003
- Became lawSep 29, 2003
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by Senate on September 25, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Declares that the Federal Trade Commission is authorized under the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act to implement and enforce a national do-not-call registry.
Ratifies the do-not-call registry provision of the Telemarketing Sales Rule which was promulgated by the Federal Trade Commission, effective March 31, 2003.
Recorded votes 2
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate 365 | On Passage of the Bill H.R. 3161 | Bill Passed95–0 | Sep 25, 2003 |
| House 521 | On Passage | Passed412–8 | Sep 25, 2003 |
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 24, 2003 to Sep 25, 2003, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Sep 24, 2003 |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Original | Sep 24, 2003 |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Original | Sep 24, 2003 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| R-WY | Barbara Cubin | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| R-NH | Charles F. Bass | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| D-LA | Christopher John | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| R-FL | Cliff Stearns | Sep 25, 2003 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2003Became Public Law No: 108-82.
- Sep 29, 2003Presented to President.
- Sep 29, 2003Signed by President.
- Sep 25, 2003Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
- Sep 25, 2003Consideration initiated pursuant to a previous order.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1654 | A bill to ratify the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to establish a do-not-call registry. | Related bill | Sep 24, 2003 |
| S 1655 | A bill to ratify the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to establish the do-not-call registry. | Related bill | Sep 25, 2003 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov.