CANSPAM Act of 2002

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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• 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 (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 March 2001

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 27 March 2001

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