S 2029
106th Congress
Senate
Science, Technology, Communications
Administrative procedure
Caller ID telephone service
Civil actions and liability
Commerce
Consumer protection
Damages
Direct mail advertising
Federal Communications Commission
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Injunctions
Law
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Marketing
Punitive damages
State courts
State laws
Telemarketing
Telephone
Know Your Caller Act of 2000
Introduced: February 3, 2000
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 20, 2000
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Feb 3, 2000
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb 3, 2000
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Know Your Caller Act of 2000 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to make it unlawful for any person or entity making a telephone solicitation to interfere with or circumvent a caller identification service from accessing or providing the call recipient with identifying information about the call.
Directs the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe regulations implementing such prohibition. Provides a cause of action for a person or entity, or a State attorney general on behalf of its residents, for violations of such prohibition or regulations.
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Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
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