DOCUMENTS IN THE NEWS - 2003
Laws and Proposed Legislation

Prescription Drug Benefit

H.R.1 and S.1
• Various versions of bills passed by the House and Senate in June 2003
• Includes legislative history and references to the Congressional Record
Compromise Will Come Hard in Medicare-Overhaul Conference (UMich Only)
• Congressional Quarterly article from June 28, 2003, p. 1611
• Article discusses differences between House and Senate versions of the bill

Telemarketing

Do Not Call List
• Federal Trade Commission information on the National Do-Not-Call List
• Advice and instructions for consumers and telemarketers
Do Not Call Registration
• Web registration of telephone numbers for the National Do Not Call List intended for telemarketers
• Two-step process requiring web and e-mail
• Registration opens on June 27, 2003 and regulations for telemarketers are effective October 1, 2003
Unwanted Telemarketing Telephone Calls (Michigan Attorney General)
• Tips on preventing telemarketing phone calls
• Tracking and complaint forms
Court Decisions
• Federal Trade Commission v. Mainstream Marketing
  • Tenth Circuit Court ruling issued on October 7, 2003
  • Permits FTC to enforce Do-Not-Call list until there is a final ruling on the lists constitutionality
• Mainstream Telemarketing Services et al v. Federal Trade Commission
  • Ruling by Federal District Judge Edward Nottingham of Colorado made September 25, 2003
  • Do Not Call List is unconstitutional because it does not include nonprofit organizations
• U.S. Security v. Federal Trade Commission
  • Ruling by Judge Lee R. West on September 23, 2003
  • Federal Trade Commission not specifically given authority by Congress for Do-Not-Call List
H.R. 3161
• Bill ratifies FTC authority to implement Do-Not-Call List
• Introduced and passed on September 24, 2003
• Links to roll call votes in House and Senate
Direct Marketing Association
• Industry perspective on the Do-Not-Call List and California's new anti-spam law
• DMA Consumers Web Site describes how to remove oneself from telemarketing lists
• DMA's E-Mail Statement to consumers who submit a complaint about the lawsuit

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