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HR 4257 100th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Advertising and Marketing Crime prevention Mailing lists Pornography Postal Services and Facilities Postal service Sex-oriented businesses

A bill to prevent the mailing of unsolicited sexually oriented advertisements, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 24, 1988 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 100th Congress ended
It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 11, 1988
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 16, 1988
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 17, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Apr 4, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Postal Personnel and Modernization.
Apr 4, 1988
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, US Postal Service, Justice.
Mar 24, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 24, 1988
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Mar 24, 1988
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Imposes a civil penalty upon any person who mails to any individual or group of individuals at their place of residence: (1) any unsolicited sexually oriented advertisement; or (2) any unsolicited obscene, lewd, lascivious, indecent, filthy, or vile article, matter, thing, device, or substance.

What's happening now August 11, 1988

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 13, 1988
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 24, 1988
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 24, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4257: A bill to prevent the mailing of unsolicited sexually oriented advertisements, and for other purposes.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4257/
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"H.R. 4257: A bill to prevent the mailing of unsolicited sexually oriented advertisements, and for other purposes.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4257/.
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H.R. 4257, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4257/.
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