Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007
Public Law 110-187 · H.R. 3541 · 110th Congress · began in the House
Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Feb 15, 2008 · Commerce
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Doyle (D-PA-14)
Cosponsors (30): Rep. Chip Pickering, Rep. Rick Boucher,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the "Do-Not-Call" Implementation Act to prohibit removing numbers from the do-not-call registry unless: (1) the number is invalid, disconnected, or reassigned; or (2) the individual to whom the number is assigned so requests.
Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to periodically check numbers on the registry and remove invalid, disconnected, or reassigned numbers.
Requires the FTC to report to Congress on the FTC's efforts, after enactment of this Act, to improve the accuracy of the registry.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Energy and Commerce Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee
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Related bills
1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.
S. 2096Identical billRelated bill
Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 21 actions.
- Feb 15, 2008Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 110-187.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Feb 12, 2008FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Feb 7, 2008FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Feb 6, 2008FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- OtherOther · Cleared for White House.
- Dec 12, 2007CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Dec 11, 2007FloorFloor · The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3541.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Butterfield moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 301.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-486.
- Oct 30, 2007CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 17, 2007CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.