S. Amdt. 3867 - To Require the FTC to Report to the Congress on Its Efforts to Improve the Accuracy of the Do-Not-Call Registry.

Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007

S. 2096 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

This bill would prevent the FCC from adding an expiration date to numbers on the "do-not-call" registry. (by CRS)

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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.

Other Titles

• Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007
• Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007
• Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007

Sponsor

Byron Dorgan

Co-Sponsors

• Ted Stevens
• Russell Feingold
• John Kerry
• Richard Durbin
• Charles Schumer
• Herbert Kohl
• Jim Webb
• Hillary Clinton
• John Ensign
• Olympia Snowe
• Bill Nelson
• Dianne Feinstein

Subjects

• Consumers
• Administrative procedure
• Executive departments
• Federal Communications Commission
• Federal Trade Commission
• Independent regulatory commissions
• Law
• Telecommunication
• Telemarketing
• Telephone

Related Bills

• H.R. 3541 (110^th) : Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007
• H.R. 3541 (110^th) : Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007

Major Actions

Introduced	9/26/2007
Referred to Committee
Amendments (1 proposed)
Passed Senate	12/17/2007

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.	12/17/2007	PASSED by voice vote
currently selected	Senate	Amendment SA 3867 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	12/17/2007	PASSED by voice vote

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	9/26/2007
		9/26/2007	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12145)
		9/26/2007	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
	Put on a legislative calendar	10/30/2007	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
		12/12/2007	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-246.
	Put on a legislative calendar	12/12/2007	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 539.
		12/17/2007	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
		12/17/2007	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
		12/17/2007	The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
select this vote	Senate Vote on Passage	12/17/2007	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
		12/17/2007	Amendment SA 3867 proposed by Senator Dodd for Senator Dorgan.
currently selected	Vote	12/17/2007	Amendment SA 3867 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		12/18/2007	Received in the House.
		12/18/2007	Held at the desk.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
currently selected	S. Amdt. 3867	Dorgan, Byron [D-ND]	December 17, 2007	Passed by voice vote on December 17, 2007.
	To require the FTC to report to the Congress on its efforts to improve the accuracy of the Do-Not-Call Registry. Actions December 17, 2007, 12:00 am ET - Amendment SA 3867 proposed by Senator Dodd for Senator Dorgan. December 17, 2007, 12:00 am ET - Amendment SA 3867 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Full Text of this Amendment SA 3867. Mr. DODD (for Mr. DORGAN) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2096, to amend the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act to eliminate the automatic removal of telephone numbers registered on the Federal ``do-not-call'' registry; as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following: SEC. 3. REPORT ON ACCURACY. Not later than 9 months after the enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall report to the Congress on efforts taken by the Commission, after the date of enactment of this Act, to improve the accuracy of the ``do-not-call'' Registry. (As printed in the Congressional Record for the Senate on Dec 17, 2007.)