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H.R. 3805 101st Congress House

Unsolicited Sexually Oriented Advertisements Prevention Act

Official title: To amend title 39, United States Code, to establish a civil penalty for mailing sexually-oriented advertisements to individuals included on the Postal Service'… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 39, United States Code, to establish a civil penalty for mailing sexually-oriented advertisements to individuals included on the Postal Service's list of persons who have indicated a desire not to receive any such mailings, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 21, 1989 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Fines (Penalties)Mailing listsPostal serviceSex-oriented businesses
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This bill died when the 101st Congress ended
It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) 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 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 21, 1990
Subcommittee on Postal Personnel and Modernization Discharged.
Mar 22, 1990
Executive Comment Received from Postal Service.
Mar 22, 1990
Executive Comment Received from Justice.
Jan 9, 1990
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, Postal Service, Justice.
Dec 4, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Personnel and Modernization.
Nov 21, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Nov 21, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 21, 1990

Subcommittee on Postal Personnel and Modernization Discharged.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Unsolicited Sexually Oriented Advertisements Prevention Act - Establishes a civil penalty for mailing sexually oriented advertisements to individuals included on the Postal Service's list of persons who have indicated a desire not to receive any such mailings.

Eliminates the charge for being on such list.

 Bill text 1 version

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3805: Unsolicited Sexually Oriented Advertisements Prevention Act. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3805/
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"H.R. 3805: Unsolicited Sexually Oriented Advertisements Prevention Act." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3805/.
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H.R. 3805, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3805/.
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