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
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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
Plain-English summary
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.
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Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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