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Mail Order Consumer Protection Amendments of 1982

Introduced: June 22, 1981 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 13, 1982
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Dec 13, 1982
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Dec 13, 1982
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 13, 1982
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 22, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 20, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 15, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 3, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 26, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Postal Personnel and Modernization.
May 24, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
May 19, 1982
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
May 19, 1982
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
May 13, 1982
Committee on Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 97-392.
Apr 29, 1982
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 532.
Apr 29, 1982
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Roth with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Apr 29, 1982
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Dec 4, 1981
Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from U.S. Postal Service.
Nov 2, 1981
Subcommittee on Civil Service and General Services. Measure with amendments to full committee.
Jul 16, 1981
Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from GAO; CBO; Justice Department; U.S. Postal Service.
Jun 30, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Civil Service and General Services.
Jun 22, 1981
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Jun 22, 1981
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
(Reported to Senate from the Committee on Governmental Affairs with amendment (without written report))

Mail Order Consumer Protection Amendments of 1982 - Authorizes the United States Postal Service to issue written demands requiring access to books, records, documents, or other objects believed to relate to any postal offense or civil matter under investigation by the Postal Service, excluding matters pertaining to the private carriage of letters. Provides for the enforcement of such a demand by the appropriate district court.

Authorizes the Postal Service to issue an order requiring any person to cease and desist from conducting a lottery or scheme for obtaining money or property by false representations through the mail. Declares that the resumption of such an activity through the use of any instrumentality of interstate commerce shall be considered to be a failure to comply with such order. Permits the Postal Service, in investigating whether a person is conducting such an activity, to tender the price of any article or service that such person has offered for sale. Declares that the unreasonable failure by such person to provide the article or service or the unreasonable refusal by a person to comply with a written demand of the Postal Service for access to materials, as determined by a U.S. district court, shall constitute probable cause to believe such person is engaged in such an activity, warranting the detention of such person's incoming mail.

Directs the Postal Service, after providing notice and an opportunity for public comment, to issue regulations governing its investigative authority under this Act.

Establishes a civil penalty to be assessed against any person who: (1) attempts to evade an order directing a postmaster to return mail addressed to such person; (2) fails to comply with a cease and desist order; or (3) assists another person in evading such an order. Authorizes the Postal Service to commence a civil action in the appropriate U.S. district court to enforce such a penalty.

Directs the Postal Service to submit to specified congressional committees an annual statement on its investigative activities.

What's happening now December 13, 1982

Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1