Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-2601
Sponsor: Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2007-06-06 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative fees
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Federal Trade Commission
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
Science, Technology, Communications
Telemarketing

Summary:
action_date: 2007-06-06
text: 
Amends the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act to extend through 2012 the authority of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to collect fees sufficient to implement and enforce provisions relating to the &quot;do-not-call&quot; registry of the Telemarketing Sales Rule.

action_date: 2007-12-11
text: 
Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act to replace provisions relating to fees regarding the &quot;do-not-call&quot; registry of the Telemarketing Sales Rule with provisions requiring the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to collect an annual fee to implement and enforce the registry or any other regulation issued by the FTC under specified provisions of the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act. 
 
Sets the fee amount per area code accessed, subject to a maximum amount, and indexes the amount to inflation. Prohibits any arrangement to divide the fee among various clients of a telemarketer or service provider.
 
(Sec. 3) Replaces current reporting requirements with provisions requiring the FTC to report biennially to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. Requires an additional, one-time FTC report to those committees on the effectiveness of do-not-call outreach and enforcement efforts to senior citizens and immigrant communities, the impact of the exceptions to the do-not-call registry on businesses and consumers, and the impact on do-not-call enforcement of abandoned calls made by predictive dialing devices.


Legislative actions:
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: 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. (consideration: CR H15265-15266)
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.(consideration: CR H15265-15266)
action_date: 2007-12-11
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2601.
action_date: 2007-12-11
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H15265-15267)
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. 300.
action_date: 2007-12-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-485.
action_date: 2007-12-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-485.
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: 2007-10-23
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2007-10-23
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2007-10-23
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2007-06-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2007-06-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2007-06-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-06-06
text: Introduced in House