WASHINGTON, D.C. – President George W. Bush today signed legislation into law to extend and improve the Do-Not-Call registry. Last week the House of Representatives passed the Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007 (S.781) and the Senate passed the Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007 (H.R. 3541), sending both bills to the President. The legislation was previously approved by the Senate and House.

Senate Commerce Committee Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) are both sponsors of S. 781 and the Senate companion bill to H.R. 3541, S. 2096. The combination of this legislation will allow the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to collect fees to maintain the registry and remove the need for consumers to re-register their names on the Do-Not-Call list.

“I applaud the President for signing this important legislation into law,” said Senator Stevens. “The Do-Not-Call registry has dramatically limited the number of unwanted calls to thousands of Alaskans and assisted the Federal Trade Commission in preventing telemarketing fraud and abuse. These bills will go a long way in preventing Alaskans from getting needlessly interrupted by telemarketers.”

S.781 will specifically:

extend the FTC’s authority to collect funds to maintain the Do-Not-Call registry while providing financial certainty to entities that utilize the registry by standardizing yearly fee increases for use of the registry’s list.

H.R. 3541 will specifically:

remove the need for consumers currently on the list to have to re-register, and ask the FTC to report to Congress on its efforts to improve the accuracy of the Do-Not-Call list.

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For Immediate Release February 15th, 2008

PRESIDENT SIGNS LEGISLATION TO EXTEND DO-NOT-CALL LIST

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President George W. Bush today signed legislation into law to extend and improve the Do-Not-Call registry. Last week the House of Representatives passed the Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007 (S.781) and the Senate passed the Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007 (H.R. 3541), sending both bills to the President. The legislation was previously approved by the Senate and House. Senate Commerce Committee Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) are both sponsors of S. 781 and the Senate companion bill to H.R. 3541, S. 2096. The combination of this legislation will allow the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to collect fees to maintain the registry and remove the need for consumers to re-register their names on the Do-Not-Call list. “I applaud the President for signing this important legislation into law,” said Senator Stevens. “The Do-Not-Call registry has dramatically limited the number of unwanted calls to thousands of Alaskans and assisted the Federal Trade Commission in preventing telemarketing fraud and abuse. These bills will go a long way in preventing Alaskans from getting needlessly interrupted by telemarketers.” S.781 will specifically: extend the FTC’s authority to collect funds to maintain the Do-Not-Call registry while providing financial certainty to entities that utilize the registry by standardizing yearly fee increases for use of the registry’s list. H.R. 3541 will specifically: remove the need for consumers currently on the list to have to re-register, and ask the FTC to report to Congress on its efforts to improve the accuracy of the Do-Not-Call list.