Do-Not-Call-Registry bill
Official title 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, 2003Public Law 108-82
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; 3 are original cosponsors, there from 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 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| R-NH | Jeb Bradley | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Jim Davis | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Peter Deutsch | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| R-NJ | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| R-NY | Vito Fossella | Sep 25, 2003 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Sep 24, 2003Discharged Sep 25, 2003 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Sep 24, 2003 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2003Presented to President.
- Sep 29, 2003Signed by President.
- Sep 29, 2003Became Public Law No: 108-82.
- Sep 25, 2003Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
- Sep 25, 2003Consideration initiated pursuant to a previous order.
In the Congressional Record 4
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2128 | Jeff Flake R-AZ | Oct 24, 2003 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S12101 | William H. Frist R-TN | Sep 26, 2003 |
| House · Senate | Debate and remarks H8916–H8922, S11957–S11967Text printed H8916Recorded votes H8921, S11966ratify | Bart Stupak D-MI, Byron L. Dorgan D-ND, Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Christopher J. Dodd D-CT, Conrad R. Burns R-MT, Dianne Feinstein D-CA, Edward J. Markey D-MA, Eliot L. Engel D-NY, Ernest F. Hollings D-SC, Frank R. Lautenberg D-NJ, Fred Upton R-MI, Gene Green D-TX, Greg Walden R-OR, Herb Kohl D-WI, Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL, Jay Inslee D-WA, John D. Dingell D-MI, John Ensign R-NV, John McCain R-AZ, Lisa Murkowski R-AK, Mark Kirk R-IL, Mark L. Pryor D-AR, Michael F. Doyle D-PA, Olympia J. Snowe R-ME, Patrick J. Leahy D-VT, Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ, Rush Holt D-NJ, Russell D. Feingold D-WI, Steve Buyer R-IN, W. J. (Billy) Tauzin D-LA | Sep 25, 2003 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8898 | Tom Feeney R-FL | Sep 24, 2003 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 108-982 | THE DO-NOT-CALL REGISTRY61 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Sep 30, 2003 |
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 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ratify the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to establish a do-not-call registry.
- Popular Titles
- Do-Not-Call-Registry bill
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Sep 25, 2003Engrossed in House
- Sep 25, 2003Received in Senate
- Sep 24, 2003Introduced in House
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; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.