H.R. 479 · 110th Congress

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.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2007-01-16
Latest action
2007-02-02 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.

Summary

Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to issue regulations to revise the Telemarketing Sales (do-not-call) Rule 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 FTC to include their telephone numbers on a "do-not-call" registry established to prohibit such calls.