HR 1559
104th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Administrative procedure
Commerce
Consumer education
Consumer protection
Contracts
Credit cards
Federal Communications Commission
Finance and Financial Sector
Government paperwork
Identification devices
Independent regulatory commissions
Information services
Law
Restrictive trade practices
Science, Technology, Communications
Telephone
Telephone rates
Freedom From Toll Fraud Act
Introduced: May 3, 1995
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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