A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit making unsolicited commercial telephone calls to persons who have indicated they do not wish to receive such calls.

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Introduced

15 June 1973

Last action

15 June 1973 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Sponsors

Rep. Aspin, Les [D-WI-1], Rep. Andrews, Mark [R-ND-At Large], Rep. Biester, Edward G., Jr. [R-PA-8], Rep. Burton, Phillip [D-CA-6], Rep. Blackburn, Ben [R-GA-4], Rep. Chisholm, Shirley [D-NY-12], Rep. Gunter, Bill [D-FL-5], Rep. Harrington, Michael J. [D-MA-6], Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29], Rep. Hechler, Ken [D-WV-4], Rep. Heckler, Margaret M. [R-MA-10], Rep. Helstoski, Henry [D-NJ-9], Rep. Koch, Edward I. [D-NY-18], Rep. Kyros, Peter N. [D-ME-1], Rep. Mathis, Dawson [D-GA-2], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Rep. Murphy, Morgan F. [D-IL-2], Rep. McKinney, Stewart B. [R-CT-4], Rep. Pike, Otis G. [D-NY-1], Rep. Podell, Bertram L. [D-NY-13], Rep. Rosenthal, Benjamin S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9]

Subjects

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Summary

Telephone Privacy Act - Prohibits the making of unsolicited commercial telephone calls to persons who have notified their telephone company that they do not wish to receive such calls. Prescribes a $1,000 fine and/or thirty days imprisonment where at least ten written complaints of violations by any person have been received by the United States attorney in the judicial district.

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Timeline

15 June 1973
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
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15 June 1973
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 June 1973
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 15 June 1973
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Related records

related to → Telephone Privacy Act

Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-bill/8715
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/93/hr/8715
us · 93-hr-8715 · source updated 1 August 2024