Save Consumers Aggravation and Money Act of 2000

Summary

Save Consumers Aggravation and Money Act of 2000 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require providers of dial-around services (the use of long distance codes which bypass a person's preferred interstate telephone exchange carrier) to identify themselves to consumers, disclose information concerning charges for such services, and allow consumers to terminate a call at no charge before it is connected. Requires the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe regulations to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive practices relating to the use of dial-around services to place interstate calls. Amends the Telephone Consumer Protection Act to require the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules to prohibit unfair and deceptive acts and practices in any advertisement for dial-around services.

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Timeline

1. 1 November 2000

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 November 2000

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 1 November 2000

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 8 November 2000

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 1 November 2000 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 1 November 2000

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 1 November 2000

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 1 November 2000

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Sponsors

• NITA LOWEY · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19] · D · Sponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

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