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A resolution to express the sense of the Senate concerning the do-not-call registry.

Introduced: October 3, 2003 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Oct 3, 2003
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12471-12472)
Oct 3, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12472)
Oct 3, 2003
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

States that the Senate strongly disapproves of the decision of the U.S. District Court in Mainstream Marketing Services, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission.

Directs the Senate Legal Counsel to: (1) to intervene in any case brought to defend the constitutionality of the do-not-call registry; or (2) if unable to intervene, to file an amicus curiae brief in support of the constitutionality of the do-not-call registry.

What's happening now October 3, 2003

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12471-12472)

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