HR 5747
110th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Congress
Congressional elections
Election candidates
Fines (Penalties)
Identification devices
Law
Political advertising
Presidential elections
Science, Technology, Communications
Telephone
Robocall Privacy Act of 2008
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 9, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Apr 9, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Robocall Privacy Act of 2008 - Makes it unlawful for a person during specified periods before a federal primary or general election to make certain prerecorded political telephone calls with respect to a candidate for federal office without immediate disclosure of the recorded nature of the calls, the name of the sponsor or originator of the call, and the appearance of the caller's telephone number on the recipient's caller identification service.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
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