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HR 1161 101th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Mailing lists Postal service Sex-oriented businesses

To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that any person who receives an unsolicited sexually oriented advertisement through the mails may require the sender to disclose the source from which the recipient's name or address was obtained.

Introduced: February 28, 1989 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 5, 1990
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Postal Service.
Mar 9, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from OMB and Postal Service.
Mar 9, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Personnel and Modernization.
Feb 28, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Feb 28, 1989
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes any person who receives an unsolicited sexually oriented advertisement through the mails to request the Postal Service to order the sender to disclose the source from which the recipient's name or address was obtained.

Authorizes the Postal Service to request the Attorney General to apply to a U.S. district court for an order directing compliance.

What's happening now March 5, 1990

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Postal Service.

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