United States · Bill · S
S. 1661 (108th)
Telemarketing Intrusive Practices Act of 2003
Introduced
25 September 2003
Last action
25 September 2003 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sponsors
Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]
Subjects
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Source updated
18 August 2025
Summary
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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Timeline
25 September 2003
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
25 September 2003
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 25 September 2003 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1661
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/1661
- us · 108-s-1661 · source updated 18 August 2025