Robo COP Act: Robo Calls Off Phones - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to revise the do-not-call registry provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to listed telephone numbers.
Defines politically-oriented recorded message telephone call.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1950 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1950
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 28, 2005
Ms. Foxx introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
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.
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 ``Robo COP Act: Robo Calls Off
Phones''.
SEC. 2. POLITICALLY-ORIENTED RECORDED MESSAGE CALLS PROHIBITED.
(a) Prohibition.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall revise the
do-not-call registry provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (16
C.F.R. 310.1 et seq.) to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message
telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry.
(b) Definition of Politically-Oriented Recorded Message Calls.--For
purposes of this section, the term ``politically-oriented recorded
message telephone call'' means any outbound telephone call--
(1) in which a person is not available to speak with the
person answering the call, and the call instead plays a
recorded message; and
(2) whose purpose is to promote, advertise, campaign, or
solicit donations, for or against any political candidate or
regarding any political issue, or uses in the recorded message
any political candidate's name.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
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