Rep. John T. Doolittle (R-CA) has introduced legislation that allows individuals to apply the National Do-Not-Call Registry to politically oriented calls. His bill (HR 5325) would create a new and separate category in the registry that would enable a person to choose whether he wants to opt out of political calls on top of unwanted business-related calls.
When the National Do-Not-Call Registry was created in 2003 it exempted political and charitable calls.
The bill would treat all political calls the same regardless of whether they originate from members of Congress, candidates running for local office or 527 political organizations.
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