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110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 479
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 16, 2007
Mr. Doolittle introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the do-not-call telemarketing rules to permit individuals to opt out of receiving certain politically-oriented telephone calls.
Do-not-call
registry for certain political telephone calls
Regulations
Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal
Trade Commission shall issue regulations to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule
(16 C.F.R. 310) to prohibit, as an abusive telemarketing act or practice, any
politically-oriented telephone calls to persons who, after such regulations are
issued, register with the Commission to include their telephone numbers on a
do-not call
registry established to prohibit such telephone
calls to such individuals.
Definition of politically-oriented telephone calls
For purposes of this section, the term
politically-oriented telephone call
means any outbound telephone
call whose purpose is to promote, advertise, campaign for, or solicit donations
for or against any political candidate.