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S 722 107th Congress Senate

Telemarketer Identification Act of 2001

Official title: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit telemarketers from interfering with the caller identification service of any person to whom a teleph… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit telemarketers from interfering with the caller identification service of any person to whom a telephone solicitation is made, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 5, 2001 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedureCaller ID telephone serviceCivil actions and liabilityCommerce
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Consumer protectionDamagesDirect mail advertisingFederal Communications CommissionGovernment Operations and PoliticsIndependent regulatory commissionsInjunctionsLawMailing listsMarketingPunitive damagesState courtsState lawsTelemarketingTelephone
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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.
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Apr 5, 2001
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Apr 5, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3552)
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 Latest action April 5, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3552)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Telemarketer Identification Act of 2001 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to make it unlawful for any person or entity making a commercial telephone solicitation to interfere with or circumvent a caller identification service. Provides a cause of action for a person or entity, or a State attorney general on behalf of its residents, for violations of such prohibition. Authorizes the FCC to grant a temporary waiver from compliance for good cause shown (technical infeasibility).
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Apr 5, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 722: Telemarketer Identification Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-722/
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"S. 722: Telemarketer Identification Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-722/.
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S. 722, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-722/.
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