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H.R. 3161 · 108th Congress

Do-Not-Call-Registry bill

Law · 108-82 · Sep 29, 2003
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39 cosponsors · 25 D, 14 R
  1. House Introduced Sep 24, 2003
  2. Senate Passed Sep 25, 2003 95–0
  3. House Passed Sep 25, 2003 412–8
  4. President To the President Sep 29, 2003
  5. President Signed Sep 29, 2003
  6. Law Sep 29, 2003

Declares that the Federal Trade Commission is authorized under the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act to implement and enforce a national do-not-call registry.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Sep 29, 2003

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by Senate on September 25, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Declares that the Federal Trade Commission is authorized under the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act to implement and enforce a national do-not-call registry.

Ratifies the do-not-call registry provision of the Telemarketing Sales Rule which was promulgated by the Federal Trade Commission, effective March 31, 2003.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

Votes to become law

Senate · Bill Passed Sep 25, 2003 · 95 Yea – 0 Nay Passage Majority Leader: Bill Frist House · Passed Sep 25, 2003 · 412 Yea – 8 Nay Passage Speaker: J. Dennis Hastert
About this bill and sources

Official title: To ratify the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to establish a do-not-call registry.

Latest action (Sep 29, 2003): Became Public Law No: 108-82.

Policy area: Commerce · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 24, 2003

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  1. House Introduced Sep 24, 2003
  2. Senate Passed Sep 25, 2003 95–0
  3. House Passed Sep 25, 2003 412–8
  4. President To the President Sep 29, 2003
  5. President Signed Sep 29, 2003
  6. Law Sep 29, 2003

Final vote · Senate · Sep 25, 2003

Passage — Bill Passed. Vote details

Senate Majority Leader: Bill Frist

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LMR Murkowski TSR Stevens JSR Sessions RSR Shelby BLD Lincoln MPD Pryor JMR McCain JKR Kyl BBD Boxer DFD Feinstein BCR Campbell WAR Allard CDD Dodd JBD Biden TCD Carper BND Nelson SCR Chambliss ZMD Miller DAD Akaka DID Inouye CGR Grassley THD Harkin LCR Craig MCR Crapo PFR Fitzgerald RDD Durbin EBD Bayh RLR Lugar PRR Roberts SBR Brownback JBR Bunning MMR McConnell JBD Breaux MLD Landrieu TKD Kennedy BMD Mikulski PSD Sarbanes OSR Snowe SCR Collins CLD Levin DSD Stabenow MDD Dayton NCR Coleman JTR Talent KBR Bond TCR Cochran TLR Lott CBR Burns MBD Baucus EDR Dole BDD Dorgan KCD Conrad BND Nelson CHR Hagel JSR Sununu FLD Lautenberg JCD Corzine JBD Bingaman PDR Domenici HRD Reid JER Ensign CSD Schumer HCD Clinton GVR Voinovich MDR DeWine DNR Nickles JIR Inhofe GSR Smith RWD Wyden ASR Specter RSR Santorum JRD Reed LCR Chafee FHD Hollings LGR Graham TJD Johnson TDD Daschle BFR Frist LAR Alexander JCR Cornyn KHR Hutchison OHR Hatch RBR Bennett GAR Allen JWR Warner JJI Jeffords PLD Leahy MCD Cantwell PMD Murray HKD Kohl RFD Feingold JRD Rockefeller RBD Byrd CTR Thomas MER Enzi
Not Voting5
JLD Lieberman BGD Graham JKD Kerry JED Edwards JGR Gregg
Table of every position
MemberParty at voteSeatPosition
Lisa MurkowskiRAKYea
Ted StevensRAKYea
Jeff SessionsRALYea
Richard ShelbyRALYea
Blanche LincolnDARYea
Mark PryorDARYea
John McCainRAZYea
Jon KylRAZYea
Barbara BoxerDCAYea
Dianne FeinsteinDCAYea
Ben CampbellRCOYea
Wayne AllardRCOYea
Christopher DoddDCTYea
Joseph LiebermanDCTNot Voting
Joseph BidenDDEYea
Thomas CarperDDEYea
Bill NelsonDFLYea
Bob GrahamDFLNot Voting
Saxby ChamblissRGAYea
Zell MillerDGAYea
Daniel AkakaDHIYea
Daniel InouyeDHIYea
Chuck GrassleyRIAYea
Tom HarkinDIAYea
Larry CraigRIDYea
Mike CrapoRIDYea
Peter FitzgeraldRILYea
Richard DurbinDILYea
Evan BayhDINYea
Richard LugarRINYea
Pat RobertsRKSYea
Sam BrownbackRKSYea
Jim BunningRKYYea
Mitch McConnellRKYYea
John BreauxDLAYea
Mary LandrieuDLAYea
John KerryDMANot Voting
Ted KennedyDMAYea
Barbara MikulskiDMDYea
Paul SarbanesDMDYea
Olympia SnoweRMEYea
Susan CollinsRMEYea
Carl LevinDMIYea
Debbie StabenowDMIYea
Mark DaytonDMNYea
Norm ColemanRMNYea
Jim TalentRMOYea
Kit BondRMOYea
Thad CochranRMSYea
Trent LottRMSYea
Conrad BurnsRMTYea
Max BaucusDMTYea
Elizabeth DoleRNCYea
John EdwardsDNCNot Voting
Byron DorganDNDYea
Kent ConradDNDYea
Ben NelsonDNEYea
Chuck HagelRNEYea
John SununuRNHYea
Judd GreggRNHNot Voting
Frank LautenbergDNJYea
Jon CorzineDNJYea
Jeff BingamanDNMYea
Pete DomeniciRNMYea
Harry ReidDNVYea
John EnsignRNVYea
Chuck SchumerDNYYea
Hillary ClintonDNYYea
George VoinovichROHYea
Mike DeWineROHYea
Don NicklesROKYea
Jim InhofeROKYea
Gordon SmithRORYea
Ron WydenDORYea
Arlen SpecterRPAYea
Rick SantorumRPAYea
Jack ReedDRIYea
Lincoln ChafeeRRIYea
Fritz HollingsDSCYea
Lindsey GrahamRSCYea
Tim JohnsonDSDYea
Tom DaschleDSDYea
Bill FristRTNYea
Lamar AlexanderRTNYea
John CornynRTXYea
Kay HutchisonRTXYea
Orrin HatchRUTYea
Robert BennettRUTYea
George AllenRVAYea
John WarnerRVAYea
Jim JeffordsIVTYea
Patrick LeahyDVTYea
Maria CantwellDWAYea
Patty MurrayDWAYea
Herb KohlDWIYea
Russell FeingoldDWIYea
Jay RockefellerDWVYea
Robert ByrdDWVYea
Craig ThomasRWYYea
Michael EnziRWYYea
All recorded votes (2)
  • Passage Bill Passed
    Senate · Sep 25, 2003 · “On Passage of the Bill H.R. 3161” · Majority Leader: Bill Frist
  • Passage Passed
    House · Sep 25, 2003 · “On Passage” · Speaker: J. Dennis Hastert