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S. 630 (107th)

CANSPAM Act of 2002

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Introduced

27 March 2001

Last action

16 October 2002 · Reported

Status

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 735.

Sponsors

Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ], Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA], Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK], Sen. Allen, George [R-VA], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY], Sen. Hutchinson, Tim [R-AR], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

7 April 2025

Summary

Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2001, or the CAN SPAM Act of 2001 - Amends Federal criminal law to subject to a fine or imprisonment the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail message containing fraudulent routing information accompanied by header information that is materially or intentionally false or misleading. Mandates inclusion of identifier, opt-out, and physical address in unsolicited commercial electronic mail. Confers enforcement powers for violations of this Act upon: (1) upon the Federal Trade Commission; (2) designated Federal agencies; and (3) the States. Permits treble damages in a civil action brought by a provider of Internet access service adversely affected by a violation of this Act.

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Timeline

  1. 27 March 2001

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2995-2998)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 27 March 2001

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 17 May 2002

    Reported

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Source: Committee

  4. 16 October 2002

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 735.

    Source: Calendars

  5. 16 October 2002

    Reported

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Hollings with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 107-318.

    Source: Committee

  6. 16 October 2002

    Reported

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Hollings with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 107-318.

    Source: Committee

Votes

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Reported to Senate (text)

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  • Reported to Senate (text)

    Reported to Senate · EN · 16 October 2002

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  • Reported to Senate (PDF)

    Reported to Senate · EN · 16 October 2002

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  • Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

    summary · EN · 16 October 2002

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

    Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 March 2001

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    Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 March 2001

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