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H.R. 4298, To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry

  • This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
  • This bill, or a similar bill, was reintroduced in the current Congress as H.R. 116, The Robo Calls Off Phones (Robo COP) Act.

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H.R. 4298 would direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log in to editDirects the wiki and be the firstFederal Trade Commission (FTC) to provide a detailed summaryrevise the do-not-call registry provisions of the bill!)Telemarketing Sales Rule to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry.

Defines politically-oriented recorded message telephone call.

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== Status of the Legislation ==

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(Log inLatest Major Action: 12/5/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to edit the wikiHouse Committee on Energy and be the first to update the status of the bill!)Commerce.
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== Points in Favor ==

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