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Anti-Spam Bills Introduced in 2003

H.R. 2214 : To prevent unsolicited commercial electronic mail
- Sponsor: Rep Burr, Richard [NC-5] (introduced 5/22/2003) - Cosponsors: 33 - Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary Latest Major Action: 7/8/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
S. 877: CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 BURNS, WYDEN Act
A bill to regulate interstate commerce by imposing limitations and penalties on the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail via the Internet. - Sponsor: Sen Burns, Conrad R. [MT] (introduced 4/10/2003) - Cosponsors: 18 - Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Latest Major Action: 7/16/2003 Senate preparation for floor. Status: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 209.
S.1231: SPAM Act
Stop Pornography and Abusive Marketing Act' or the SPAM Act. Charles Schumer -- A bill to eliminate the burdens and costs associated with electronic mail spam by prohibiting the transmission of all unsolicited commercial electronic mail to persons who place their electronic mail addresses on a national No-Spam Registry, and to prevent fraud and deception in commercial electronic mail by imposing requirements on the content of all commercial electronic mail messages. - Sponsor: Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] (introduced 6/11/2003) - Cosponsors: 1 - Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Latest Major Action: 6/11/2003 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
H.R.122: Text Messaging & Wireless
To amend section 227 of the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the use of the text, graphic, or image messaging systems of wireless telephone systems to transmit unsolicited commercial messages. Sponsor: Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12] (introduced 1/7/2003) Cosponsors: 16 - Committees: House Energy and Commerce Latest Major Action: 2/3/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
H.R.1933: Reduce Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail
To reduce unsolicited commercial electronic mail and to protect children from sexually oriented advertisements. Sponsor: Rep Lofgren, Zoe [CA-16] (introduced 5/1/2003) Cosponsors: 27 Committees: House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce Latest Major Action: 6/25/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
H.R.2515 : To prevent unsolicited commercial electronic mail
- Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Heather [NM-1] (introduced 6/18/2003) - Cosponsors: 65 - Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary Latest Major Action: 7/1/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
S.1293: Criminal Spam Act of 2003'
A bill to criminalize the sending of predatory and abusive e-mail. - Sponsor: Sen Hatch, Orrin G. [UT] (introduced 6/19/2003) - Cosponsors: 11 - Committees: Senate Judiciary Latest Major Action: 6/19/2003 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.1327: REDUCE Spam Act of 2003
A bill to reduce unsolicited commercial electronic mail and to protect children from sexually oriented advertisements. - Sponsor: Sen Corzine, Jon [NJ] (introduced 6/25/2003) - Cosponsors: (none) - Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Latest Major Action: 6/25/2003 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Find any version of any law at the Thomas.loc.gov (Thomas Library of Congress) site. Upon arrival you can enter a specific law or keywords. Use "H.R. 2214" for the table of contents for this law.

Fighting the War against UBE (Spam)

  1. Contact Your Senator
  2. Contact Your Representative
  3. Inform them both that you support the Burns/Wyden Act
  4. THEN Contact your ISP, to say you Support the Anti-UBE Initiative
  5. Find the Anti-Spam Legislation in your State
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