HR 3541
110th Congress
House
Commerce
Administrative procedure
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
Science, Technology, Communications
Telemarketing
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Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007
Introduced: September 17, 2007
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Everywhere this bill has been
24 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 15, 2008
Signed by President.
Feb 15, 2008
Became Public Law No: 110-187.
Feb 12, 2008
Presented to President.
Feb 7, 2008
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Feb 6, 2008
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S750-751)
Feb 6, 2008
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S750-751)
Feb 6, 2008
Cleared for White House.
Feb 6, 2008
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 6, 2008
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 12, 2007
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Dec 11, 2007
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 11, 2007
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H15267)
Dec 11, 2007
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Dec 11, 2007
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H15267)
Dec 11, 2007
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3541.
Dec 11, 2007
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H15267-15269)
Dec 11, 2007
Mr. Butterfield moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Dec 11, 2007
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 301.
Dec 11, 2007
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-486.
Oct 30, 2007
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 30, 2007
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 17, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Sep 17, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 17, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 11, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the "Do-Not-Call" Implementation Act to prohibit removing numbers from the do-not-call registry unless: (1) the number is invalid, disconnected, or reassigned; or (2) the individual to whom the number is assigned so requests.
Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to periodically check numbers on the registry and remove invalid, disconnected, or reassigned numbers.
Requires the FTC to report to Congress on the FTC's efforts, after enactment of this Act, to improve the accuracy of the registry.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 110-187.
Committees of jurisdiction
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