WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a full committee hearing on the Oversight of Telemarketing Practices and the Credit Repair Organizations Act (CROA).

 

The Committee will examine three major consumer protection and fraud prevention issues under the jurisdiction of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC): (1) the effectiveness of the national Do-Not-Call registry and current legislative proposals to improve the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act of 2003; (2) the effectiveness of CROA and possible legislative initiatives to clarify the language of the Act; and (3) telemarketing fraud, particularly against older Americans. 

 

Date:  Tuesday, July 31, 2007  

 

Ms. Lydia Parnes, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission

               

Mr. Richard Johnson, Member of the Board of Directors, AARP

           

Mr. Jerry Cerasale, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, Direct Marketing Association

           

Ms. Joanne S. Faulkner, Esq., testifying on behalf of the National Association of Consumer Advocates

           

Ms. Robin Holland, Senior Vice President of Global Operations, Equifax Inc.

           

Mr. Steve St. Clair, Assistant Attorney General, State of Iowa