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S 1655 108th Congress Senate

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

Introduced: September 25, 2003 See on congress.gov
Commerce Administrative procedureConsumer protectionDirectoriesFederal Trade Commission
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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 2 steps
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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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 Latest action September 25, 2003

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3161 Related bill To ratify the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to establish a do-not-call registry.
  • S 1654 Identical bill A bill to ratify the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to establish a do-not-call registry.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 6 Republican 5
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Sep 25, 2003
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 25, 2003
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Sep 25, 2003
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 25, 2003
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Sep 25, 2003
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Sep 25, 2003
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Sep 25, 2003
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Sep 25, 2003
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Sep 25, 2003
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 25, 2003
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 25, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1655: A bill to ratify the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to establish the do-not-call registry.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1655/
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