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Freedom From Toll Fraud Act

Introduced: May 3, 1995 See on congress.gov
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May 26, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
May 3, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
May 3, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Freedom from Toll Fraud Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to revise the requirements that must be met in order to charge the calling party for information provided during a call to a toll free (800) number.

Amends the Telephone Disclosure and Dispute Resolution Act (TDDRA) to modify the definition of "pay-per-call services" to allow the Federal Trade Commission to extend the definition to other services providing audio information or audio entertainment if the Commission determines that such services are susceptible to the unfair and deceptive practices prohibited by rules prescribed under specified provisions of the TDDRA.

What's happening now May 26, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
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Calvert, Ken
California · May 12, 1995
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 12, 1995
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 11, 1995
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 9, 1995
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 9, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1559: Freedom From Toll Fraud Act. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1559/
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"H.R. 1559: Freedom From Toll Fraud Act." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1559/.
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H.R. 1559, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1559/.
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