S 2096

110th CONGRESS
1st Session

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.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 26, 2007

Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. STEVENS, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. KERRY, Mr. KOHL, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mrs. CLINTON, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, and Mr. NELSON of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007'.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF EXPIRATION DATE FOR REGISTERED TELEPHONE NUMBERS.

The Do-Not-Call Implementation Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 note) is amended--

(1) by inserting `Such rule shall not provide any date of expiration for telephone numbers registered on the `do-not-call' registry, nor for any predetermined time limitation for telephone numbers to remain on the registry.' after the first sentence in section 3; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

`SEC. 5. PROHIBITION OF EXPIRATION DATE.

`In issuing regulations regarding the `do-not-call' registry of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (16 C.F.R. 310.4(b)(1)(iii)), the Federal Trade Commission shall not provide for any date of expiration for telephone numbers registered on the `do-not-call' registry, nor for any predetermined time limitation for telephone numbers to remain on the registry.'.

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