HR 113 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Wireless Telephone Spam Protection Act

Introduced Jan 3, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Rush Holt D-NJ

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 7, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedJan 3, 2001
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Wireless Telephone Spam Protection Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to make it unlawful for any person to use any covered mobile telephone messaging system to transmit an unsolicited advertisement. Prohibits the Federal Communications Commission from exempting from certain telephone regulatory requirements any call that violates such prohibition.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 30, 2002.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Brad Sherman		Apr 30, 2002

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Feb 7, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Jan 3, 2001Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.

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