HR 4439
99th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Communications and Broadcasting
Crime prevention
Pornography
Telephone
Telephone Decency Act of 1986
Introduced: March 18, 1986
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 18, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.
Mar 18, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 18, 1986
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Telephone Decency Act of 1986 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit any obscene or indecent telephone communication for commercial purposes to any person in the District of Columbia or in interstate or foreign communication. (Current law prohibits such communication to any person without his or her consent or to any person under 18 years of age.)
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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