A bill to amend the provisions of title 39, United States Code, relating to the mailing of solicitations disguised as invoices or statements of accounts.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

18 April 1978

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Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Summary

States that the mailing of a solicitation of an order of goods or services from an addressee in a form which could be interpreted as a bill and which does not contain a prescribed statement that such solicitation is not a bill shall constitute prima facie evidence that the person mailing such matter is engaged in conducting a scheme or device for obtaining money or property through the mail by false representations.

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summary · EN · 18 April 1978
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/12190
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