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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Telemarketing</title>
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  <updated>2008-06-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/7082</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6359 Medicare Beneficiary Protection Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-23:/action/164126</id>
    <updated>2008-06-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to enhance beneficiary protections under parts C and D of the Medicare Program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5769 SMASH Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5769/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-09:/action/149724</id>
    <updated>2008-04-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2831 Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2831/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-07:/action/149185</id>
    <updated>2008-04-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize the Federal Trade Commission, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2687 Medicare Beneficiary Protection Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2687/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-02:/action/146444</id>
    <updated>2008-03-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to enhance beneficiary protections under parts C and D of the Medicare program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.781 Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s781/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-14:/action/145909</id>
    <updated>2008-02-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to extend the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to collect Do-Not-Call Registry fees to fiscal years after fiscal year 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;February 14, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.781 Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s781/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-14:/action/145920</id>
    <updated>2008-02-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to extend the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to collect Do-Not-Call Registry fees to fiscal years after fiscal year 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;February 14, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-188.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.3541 Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3541/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-14:/action/145921</id>
    <updated>2008-02-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the &quot;Do-not-call&quot; Implementation Act to eliminate the automatic removal of telephone numbers registered on the Federal &quot;do-not-call&quot; registry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;February 14, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-187.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.3541 Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3541/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-14:/action/145913</id>
    <updated>2008-02-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the &quot;Do-not-call&quot; Implementation Act to eliminate the automatic removal of telephone numbers registered on the Federal &quot;do-not-call&quot; registry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;February 14, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
  </entry>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.781 Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s781/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-12:/action/145414</id>
    <updated>2008-02-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to extend the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to collect Do-Not-Call Registry fees to fiscal years after fiscal year 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;February 12, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.3541 Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3541/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-11:/action/145310</id>
    <updated>2008-02-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the &quot;Do-not-call&quot; Implementation Act to eliminate the automatic removal of telephone numbers registered on the Federal &quot;do-not-call&quot; registry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;February 11, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.781 Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s781/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-05:/action/145055</id>
    <updated>2008-02-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
A bill to extend the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to collect Do-Not-Call Registry fees to fiscal years after fiscal year 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;February 05, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.3541 Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3541/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-05:/action/145083</id>
    <updated>2008-02-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the &quot;Do-not-call&quot; Implementation Act to eliminate the automatic removal of telephone numbers registered on the Federal &quot;do-not-call&quot; registry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;February 05, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.863 Emergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s863/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-06:/action/141745</id>
    <updated>2008-01-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency funds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;January 06, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.863 Emergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s863/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-06:/action/141746</id>
    <updated>2008-01-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency funds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;January 06, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-179.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.863 Emergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s863/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-26:/action/141690</id>
    <updated>2007-12-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency funds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 26, 2007: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.863 Emergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s863/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-18:/action/141087</id>
    <updated>2007-12-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency funds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 18, 2007: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4298 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.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4298/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-04:/action/138740</id>
    <updated>2007-12-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2096 Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2096/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-25:/action/130590</id>
    <updated>2007-09-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act to eliminate the automatic removal of telephone numbers registered on the Federal &quot;do-not-call&quot; registry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3541 Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3541/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-16:/action/129228</id>
    <updated>2007-09-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
To amend the &quot;Do-not-call&quot; Implementation Act to eliminate the automatic removal of telephone numbers registered on the Federal &quot;do-not-call&quot; registry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2601 Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2601/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-05:/action/117331</id>
    <updated>2007-06-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To extend the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to collect fees to administer and enforce the provisions relating to the &quot;Do-not-call&quot; registry of the Telemarketing Sales Rule.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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