Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3541
Sponsor: Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14]
Introduced: 2007-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
Science, Technology, Communications
Telemarketing
Telephone

Summary:
action_date: 2007-09-17
text: 
Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the &quot;Do-Not-Call&quot; Implementation Act to prohibit a specified Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule from having an expiration date for telephone numbers on the &quot;do-not-call&quot; registry.
 
Prohibits the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in issuing regulations regarding the &quot;do-not-call&quot; registry of the Telemarketing Sales Rule, from having an expiration date for telephone numbers on that registry.

action_date: 2007-12-11
text: 
Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the &quot;Do-Not-Call&quot; 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.

action_date: 2008-02-06
text: 

(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 &quot;Do-Not-Call&quot; 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.

action_date: 2008-02-15
text: 

(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 &quot;Do-Not-Call&quot; 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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-02-15
text: Became Public Law No: 110-187.
action_date: 2008-02-15
text: Became Public Law No: 110-187.
action_date: 2008-02-15
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-02-15
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-02-12
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-02-12
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-02-07
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2008-02-06
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2008-02-06
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2008-02-06
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2008-02-06
text: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S750-751)
action_date: 2008-02-06
text: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S750-751)
action_date: 2007-12-12
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2007-12-11
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-12-11
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-12-11
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H15267)
action_date: 2007-12-11
text: 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)
action_date: 2007-12-11
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3541.
action_date: 2007-12-11
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H15267-15269)
action_date: 2007-12-11
text: Mr. Butterfield moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2007-12-11
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 301.
action_date: 2007-12-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-486.
action_date: 2007-12-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-486.
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2007-09-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2007-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2007-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-09-17
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 110-187