S 1355
112th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
Civil actions and liability
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Telephone and wireless communication
Robocall Privacy Act of 2011
Introduced: July 13, 2011
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Introduced
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Passed House
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To President
Became law
Jul 13, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4557-4558)
Jul 13, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4557)
Jul 13, 2011
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Robocall Privacy Act of 2011 - 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 disclosing immediately the recorded nature of the calls, the identity of the caller, and the caller's telephone number on the recipient's caller identification service.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4557-4558)
Committees of jurisdiction
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