United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5300 (106th)
Wireless Telephone Spam Protection Act
Introduced
26 September 2000
Last action
20 October 2000 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Sponsors
Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
20 August 2025
Summary
Wireless Telephone Spam Protection Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to make it unlawful for any person to use any covered mobile telephone messaging system to transmit an unsolicited advertisement. Prohibits the Federal Communications Commission from exempting from certain telephone regulatory requirements any call that violates such prohibition.
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Timeline
26 September 2000
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
26 September 2000
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 September 2000
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 October 2000
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 26 September 2000 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 26 September 2000
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 26 September 2000
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 26 September 2000
Sponsors
- Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · D · Sponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/5300
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/5300
- us · 106-hr-5300 · source updated 20 August 2025