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To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit knowingly misinforming the relative of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States that such member is deceased, injured, or missing due to…

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To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit knowingly misinforming the relative of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States that such member is deceased, injured, or missing due to an event associated with their military service.

Introduced: April 11, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Apr 24, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Apr 11, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 11, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit making a telephone call or initiating a communication with a telecommunications device in interstate or foreign commerce to knowingly misinform the relative of a member of the armed forces that such member is deceased, injured, or missing due to an event associated with his or her military service.
What's happening now April 24, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 26, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 13, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1771: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit knowingly misinforming the relative of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States that such member is deceased, injured, or missing due to an event associated with their military service.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1771/
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"H.R. 1771: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit knowingly misinforming the relative of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States that such member is deceased, injured, or missing due to an event associated with their military service.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1771/.
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H.R. 1771, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1771/.
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[H.R. 1771: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit knowingly misinforming the relative of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States that such member is deceased, injured, or missing due to an event associated with their military service.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1771/)
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