HR 1786
100th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Communications and Broadcasting
Crime prevention
Pornography
Telephone
Telephone Decency Act
Introduced: March 25, 1987
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 28, 1988
See H.R.5.
Sep 30, 1987
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 2, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Mar 25, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 25, 1987
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Telephone Decency Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit any obscene or indecent telephone communication, in foreign or interstate communication or in the District of Columbia, for commercial purposes to any person. (Current law prohibits such communication to any person without his or her consent or to any person under 18 years of age.)
What's happening now
See H.R.5.
Committees of jurisdiction
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