3.0.0 1661 2023-01-15T07:02:58Z 2023-01-15T07:02:58Z Senate S S 2003-09-25 108 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-09-25T21:35:14Z 2003-09-25 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2003-09-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN N Commerce Administrative procedure Consumer protection Directories Federal Trade Commission Government Operations and Politics Independent regulatory commissions Law Science, Technology, Communications Telemarketing User charges Commerce 00 2003-09-25 Introduced in Senate 2003-09-30T21:08:27Z Telemarketing Intrusive Practices Act of 2003 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission to: (1) establish and maintain for each State a list of consumers who request not to receive telephone sales calls; (2) provide notice to consumers of the establishment of such list; (3) contract with a State to establish and maintain the lists; (4) contract with a private vendor to establish and maintain the lists, if the vendor has maintained a national listing of consumers who request not to receive such calls; and (5) and charge a reasonable fee for providing the list.

Requires a telephone solicitor to maintain a list of consumers who request not to receive telephone sales calls from that particular telephone solicitor.

Prohibits a telephone solicitor from knowingly using any method to block or otherwise circumvent the use of a caller identification service or device by a consumer.

States that a violation of this Act is an unfair or deceptive trade practice of the Federal Trade Commission Act.

Permits a private right of action in State court for an action to enjoin a violation of this Act.

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