To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the do-not-call telemarketing rules to prohibit calls from certain political organizations to persons on the national do-not-call registry.

October 18, 2005

Mr. GERLACH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the do-not-call telemarketing rules to prohibit calls from certain political organizations to persons on the national 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. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS ON DO-NOT-CALL LIST.

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 to prohibit, as an abusive telemarketing act or practice, telephone calls to persons on the `do-not-call' registry (16 C.F.R. 310.4(b)(1)(iii)) from any political organization, as such term is defined in section 527(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 527(e)), during a period that is more than 30 days before a primary or general election.

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