The U.S. House passed a bill
authorizing the Federal Trade Commission to enforce a ban on
telemarketing calls to 50 million homes, two days after a judge
ruled that Congress never gave the agency such power.
A majority of the House has voted to approve the one-page,
bipartisan bill. A final tally will be announced once the voting
is concluded, and the bill then will head to the Senate.
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House members denounced a ruling by U.S. District Judge Lee
R. West that threatened to block the scheduled Oct. 1 start of
enforcement for the “do-not-call” registry.
“Unwanted telemarketing calls are less popular than a skunk
at a church picnic, and they are more persistent than athlete’s
foot,” said Rep. John Dingell, a Michigan Democrat and
the House’s longest-serving member.
No members opposed the effort to declare that Congress had
authorized the registry. President George W. Bush supports FTC
and congressional efforts to start a do-not-call list, White
House spokesman Scott McClellan said at a press briefing.
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