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HR 1210 101th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Fines (Penalties) Mailing lists Postal service Sex-oriented businesses

To prevent the mailing of unsolicited sexually oriented advertisements, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 1, 1989 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 21, 1989
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 9, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Mar 10, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, Postal Service.
Mar 10, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Personnel and Modernization.
Mar 1, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 1, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 1, 1989
Introduced in House
 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 September 21, 1989

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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