,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bieg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #bj1 
#bjad ,mr4 ,begich introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to limit the disturbance  
to ,american families caused by         
electioneering phone calls by expanding 
the ,national ,do ,not ,call ,registry  
to include ,super ,p,a,cs and other     
third-party political groups1 to        
prohibit robo-calls to ,americans who   
have listed their telephone numbers on  
the ,registry1 and to prohibit          
push-polling4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,do ,not       
,disturb ,act of #bjad4  #b4            
,prohibition of unsolicited calls from  
,super ,p,a,cs to individuals listed on 
the ,national ,do ,not ,call ,registry  
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,federal ,trade ,commission shall issue 

a final rule1 pursuant to its rulemaking
 authority under section #c of the      
,telemarketing and ,consumer ,fraud and 
,abuse ,prevention ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#fajb71 that amends section             
#caj4d7;b77#a77;iii7 of title #af1 ,code
 of ,federal ,regulations1 to include1  
in the list of persons subject to the   
prohibitions set forth in such section--
 7#a7 political committees 7as defined  
in section #cja of the ,federal         
,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja77 that accept donations
 or contributions that do not comply    
with the contribution limits or source  
prohibitions under such ,act 7commonly  
known as ,super ,p,a,cs72 and  7#b7     
social welfare organizations described  
in section #eja7;c77#d7 of the ,internal
 ,revenue ,code of #aihf that are       
engaged in political activities4  #c4   
,prohibition of computer-dialed recorded
 messages to individuals listed on the  
,national ,do ,not ,call ,registry      
,section #c7;a77#c7 of the              

,telemarketing and ,consumer ,fraud and 
,abuse ,prevention ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#fajb7;a77#c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking the comma
 at the end and inserting a semicolon2  
7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking  
the comma at the end and inserting a    
semicolon2  7#c7 by redesignating       
subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,d7 as          
subparagraphs 7,e7 and 7,f71            
respectively2 and  7#d7 by inserting    
after subparagraph 7,b7 the following3  
7,c7 a prohibition on computer-dialed   
telephone calls with prerecorded        
messages 7other than calls made for     
emergency purposes or made with the     
prior express consent of the called     
party7 to telephone numbers that are    
listed on the ,national ,do ,not ,call  
,registry2  4  #d4 ,push-polling  7a7   
,in general ,section #c7;a77#c7 of the  
,telemarketing and ,consumer ,fraud and 
,abuse ,prevention ,act1 as amended by  
section #c1 is further amended by       
inserting after subparagraph 7,c71 as   

added by section #c7d71 the following3  
7,d7 a prohibition on push-polling2  4  
7b7 ,push-,polling defined ,section #c  
of the ,telemarketing and ,consumer     
,fraud and ,abuse ,prevention ,act 7#ae 
,u4,s4,c4 #fajb7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7f7 ,defined   
term ,as used in subsection 7a77#c71 the
 term push-polling means a telephone    
call-- 7#a7 to a voter on behalf of1 in 
support of1 or in opposition to1 any    
candidate for public office2  7#b7 in   
which the caller asks questions related 
to opposing candidates for public office
 that state1 imply1 or convey           
information about the candidates        
character1 status1 or political stance  
or record2 or  7#c7 that is conducted in
 a manner that is likely to be construed
 by the voter to be a survey or poll to 
gather statistical data for entities or 
organizations acting independent of any 
particular political party1 candidate1  
or interest group4  4  #e4 ,rulemaking  
,not later than #ahj days after the date

 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,federal ,trade ,commission shall       
prescribe regulations to implement the  
amendments made by this ,act4