United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6840 (93rd)
A bill to limit the sale or distribution of mailing lists by Federal agencies.
Introduced
11 April 1973
Last action
11 April 1973 · Introduced
Status
Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Sponsors
Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-34], Rep. Podell, Bertram L. [D-NY-13], Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-23], Rep. Railsback, Thomas F. [R-IL-19], Rep. Rhodes, John J. [R-AZ-1], Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Roncallo, Angelo D. [R-NY-3], Rep. Rosenthal, Benjamin S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Sarasin, Ronald A. [R-CT-5], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Rep. Schneebeli, Herman T. [R-PA-17], Rep. Sisk, B. F. [D-CA-15], Rep. Steiger, William A. [R-WI-6], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-21], Rep. Tiernan, Robert O. [D-RI-2], Rep. Vander Jagt, Guy [R-MI-9], Rep. Vigorito, Joseph P. [D-PA-24], Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2], Rep. Winn, Larry, Jr. [R-KS-3], Del. Won Pat, Antonio B. [D-GU-At Large]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
4 February 2025
Summary
Prohibits any Government agency from distributing or selling to any person any list of names and addresses of: (1) employees or former employees; (2) persons licensed by or required to file information with the agency; or (3) members or former members of the Armed Forces. Permits an agency to make available such list if the person seeking the list certifies that it will not be used for commercial, solicitation, or unlawful purposes, or if the list is made available as a necessary part of the agency's statutory functions. Prescribes a penalty of imprisonment for not more than one year, or a fine of $10,000, or both, for violations of the provisions of this Act. (Amends 5 U.S.C.552(c))
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Timeline
11 April 1973
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Source: IntroReferral
11 April 1973
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 April 1973
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 11 April 1973
Sponsors
- Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-34] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Podell, Bertram L. [D-NY-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-23] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Railsback, Thomas F. [R-IL-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rhodes, John J. [R-AZ-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roncallo, Angelo D. [R-NY-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rosenthal, Benjamin S. [D-NY-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sarasin, Ronald A. [R-CT-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schneebeli, Herman T. [R-PA-17] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sisk, B. F. [D-CA-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Steiger, William A. [R-WI-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-21] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tiernan, Robert O. [D-RI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Vander Jagt, Guy [R-MI-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Vigorito, Joseph P. [D-PA-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Winn, Larry, Jr. [R-KS-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Del. Won Pat, Antonio B. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsgo00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-bill/6840
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/93/hr/6840
- us · 93-hr-6840 · source updated 4 February 2025