United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4439 (99th)
Telephone Decency Act of 1986
Introduced
18 March 1986
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Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.
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Summary
Telephone Decency Act of 1986 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit any obscene or indecent telephone communication for commercial purposes to any person in the District of Columbia or in interstate or foreign communication. (Current law prohibits such communication to any person without his or her consent or to any person under 18 years of age.)
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 18 March 1986
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/house-bill/4439
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/99/hr/4439