S. 2096 (110th): Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007

Introduced:
Sep 26, 2007 (110th Congress, 2007–2009)
Sponsor:
Sen. Byron Dorgan [D-ND]
Status:
Died (Passed Senate)
See Instead:

H.R. 3541 (same title)
Signed by the President — Feb 15, 2008

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Status

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the Senate on December 17, 2007 but was never passed by the House.

Progress
Introduced Sep 26, 2007
Referred to Committee Sep 26, 2007
Reported by Committee Oct 30, 2007
Passed Senate Dec 17, 2007
Cosponsors
12 cosponsors (9D, 3R) (show)
Committees

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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Full Title

A bill to amend the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act to eliminate the automatic removal of telephone numbers registered on the Federal "do-not-call" registry.

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Text

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Last updated Dec 17, 2007.
4 pages

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Library of Congress Summary

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12/17/2007--Passed Senate amended.
Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007 - Prohibits having a specific expiration period for numbers in the do-not-call registry of the Telemarketing Sales Rule. Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to reinstate the registration of any telephone number that was removed from the registry before enactment of this Act under an FTC rule or practice requiring the removal of a telephone number from the registry five years after its registration.
Authorizes the FTC to check telephone numbers listed on the do-not-call registry against national databases periodically and purge numbers that have been disconnected and reassigned.
Requires the FTC to report to Congress on FTC efforts taken after enactment of this Act to improve the accuracy of the registry.

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