A bill to ratify the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to establish the do-not-call registry.

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Bill Number

S 1655

Introduced

Sep 25, 2003

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Administrative procedure Commerce Consumer protection Directories Federal Trade Commission Government Operations and Politics Independent regulatory commissions Law Science, Technology, Communications Telemarketing

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Summary

Declares that the Federal Trade Commission is authorized under the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act to compile and implement a national do-not-call registry.

Ratifies the do-not-call registry provision of the Telemarketing Sales Rule promulgated by the Federal Trade Commission, effective March 31, 2003.

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Sep 25, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 25, 2003

Introduced in Senate

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