Thursday, September 25, 2003
So there!
The House of Representatives voted today to reinstate a do-not-call telemarketing registry that was blocked by a federal judge earlier this week.
The House voted 412 to 8 in favor of the legislation and lawmakers from both parties criticized the judge, who ruled on Tuesday that federal regulators had overstepped their authority in establishing the registry, which is aimed at preventing unwanted telemarketing sales pitches.
The ruling, which was made public on Wednesday by the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, found that Congress had not given authority to the F.T.C. to establish the national registry.
The bill approved today says the Federal Trade Commission may operate the list, which was approved by Congress last year and is scheduled to take effect Oct. 1.
The Senate was expected to pass similar legislation later today. But even if the bill is approved by both chambers and signed by President Bush, the Oklahoma federal district court judge who made the ruling on Tuesday must still dismiss the case in order for the do-not-call list to move ahead.
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posted by chris at 4:35 PM
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