HR 4257 · 100th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

A bill to prevent the mailing of unsolicited sexually oriented advertisements, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1988-03-24· Sponsored by Rep. Ridge, Thomas J. [R-PA-21]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(1988-08-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Imposes a civil penalty upon any person who mails to any individual or group of individuals at their place of residence: (1) any unsolicited sexually oriented advertisement; or (2) any unsolicited obscene, lewd, lascivious, indecent, filthy, or vile article, matter, thing, device, or substance.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (20)

7 Democrats13 Republicans
Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6]CA
Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5]TX
Rep. Moorhead, Carlos J. [R-CA-22]CA
Rep. Yatron, Gus [D-PA-6]PA
Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6]IL
Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29]NY
Rep. Swindall, Patrick L. [R-GA-4]GA
Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3]MS
Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22]PA
Rep. Flippo, Ronnie G. [D-AL-5]AL
Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-45]CA
Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38]CA
Rep. Bilbray, James H. [D-NV-1]NV
Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2]NV
Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19]CA
Rep. Smith, Denny [R-OR-5]OR
Rep. Smith, Robert [R-OR-2]OR
Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4]OH
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]NJ
Rep. Wortley, George C. [R-NY-27]NY