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HR 718 107th Congress House

Anti-Spamming Act of 2001

Official title: To protect individuals, families, and Internet service providers from unsolicited and unwanted electronic mail.

Introduced: February 14, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 5, 2001
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 43.
Jun 5, 2001
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 107-41, Part II.
May 23, 2001
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 23, 2001
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 10, 2001
Committee Hearings Held.
May 3, 2001
Subcommittee on Crime Discharged.
Apr 4, 2001
House Committee on Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than June 5, 2001.
Apr 4, 2001
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 107-41, Part I.
Mar 28, 2001
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 28, 2001
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 21, 2001
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 21, 2001
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 14, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Mar 2, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Feb 14, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 14, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 5, 2001

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 43.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide criminal penalties for intentionally initiating the transmission of any unsolicited commercial electronic mail message (message) to a protected computer in the United States with the knowledge that any domain name or other initiator identifying information contained in or accompanying such message is false or inaccurate.

Prohibits any person from sending such a message unless the message contains a valid e-mail address, conspicuously displayed, to which a recipient may send notice of a desire not to receive further messages. Prohibits a person from sending other unsolicited commercial e-mail messages after a reasonable period of time following such notice.

Requires any such message to include information that: (1) identifies the message as unsolicited commercial e-mail; and (2) contains notice of the opportunity for the recipient to request to not receive further messages.

Makes it unlawful for a person to initiate the transmission of such a message in violation of a policy regarding unsolicited commercial e-mail messages that complies with specified requirements.

Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to notify violators under this Act, to prohibit further initiation of such messages, and to require the initiator to delete the names and e-mail addresses of the recipients and providers from all mailing lists. Requires the names and e-mail addresses of any children of the recipient to be included in such notification.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 3 Republican 4
R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 22, 2001
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Mar 22, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 15, 2001
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Feb 14, 2001
Burr, Richard
· Feb 14, 2001
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Feb 14, 2001
DUNN, JENNIFER
· Feb 14, 2001
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 14, 2001
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Feb 14, 2001
Isakson, Johnny
· Feb 14, 2001
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Feb 14, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 14, 2001
SANDLIN, MAX
· Feb 14, 2001
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 14, 2001
TAUZIN, W.
· Feb 14, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 718: Anti-Spamming Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-718/
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