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HR 3911 107th Congress House

Telemarketing Relief Act of 2002

Official title: To direct the Federal Trade Commission to issue rules that establish a list of telephone numbers of consumers who do not want to receive telephone calls for te… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Federal Trade Commission to issue rules that establish a list of telephone numbers of consumers who do not want to receive telephone calls for telemarketing purposes, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 24, 2002 See on congress.gov
Commerce Administrative procedureCommodity Futures Trading CommissionConsumer protectionDeceptive advertising
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Federal Communications CommissionFederal Home Loan Bank BoardFederal Reserve SystemFederal Trade CommissionFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkGovernment publicityIndependent regulatory commissionsLawNational Credit Union AdministrationScience, Technology, CommunicationsSecurities and Exchange CommissionSecurities regulationTelemarketingTelephone
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 26, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Mar 18, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Mar 15, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Mar 7, 2002
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 7, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 26, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Telemarketing Relief Act of 2002 - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to amend rules established under the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act to: (1) establish a list of phone numbers of consumers who have notified the FTC or an entity specified below that they do not wish to receive telemarketing calls; (2) specify the manner of such notification; (3) make such list available to the public; and (4) prohibit, as a deceptive or abusive telemarketing act or practice, the making of any telemarketing call to a number so listed.

Requires the following entities to amend their rules in substantially the same manner: (1) the Securities and Exchange Commission; (2) the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; (3) the Federal Reserve System; (4) the Federal Home Loan Bank Board; and (5) the National Credit Union Administration.

Provides exceptions to the rules amended under this Act, including for: (1) charitable, political opinion polling, or other nonprofit activities; and (2) calls made with the consumer's prior written or verbal permission.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
LUCAS, KEN
· Jun 4, 2002
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 24, 2002
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 19, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3911: Telemarketing Relief Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3911/
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"H.R. 3911: Telemarketing Relief Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3911/.
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H.R. 3911, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3911/.
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