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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 4, 2003
Telemarketing Relief Act of 2003 - Requires the following agencies, subject to specified exceptions, to issue rules that are substantially similar to the Telemarketing Sales Rule promulgated by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC): (1) the Securities and Exchange Commission; (2) the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; (3) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; (4) the Federal Home Loan Bank Board; and (5) the National Credit Union Administration Board; and (6) the Federal Communications Commission.Requires such rules to prohibit the making of any telephone call for telemarketing purposes to a telephone number included on the registry established and published by the FTC.Declares that such rules shall not prohibit use of a telephone number of a consumer for: (1) charitable, political opinion polling or other political activities, or other nonprofit activities; (2) use with the consumer's prior written or verbal permission; (3) use primarily in connection with an existing consumer debt or contract that has not been paid or performed; (4) compilation by certain providers of a telephone exchange service or telephone toll service; and (5) use by business to business communication.
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Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5] · R–CT
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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