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.
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.
Became Public Law No: 110-187.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12145)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12145)
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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.
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.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 539.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S15788-15789; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S15788-15789; text as passed Senate: CR S15789)
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Held at the desk.