HR 1161 · 101th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that any person who receives an unsolicited sexually oriented advertisement through the mails may require the sender to disclose the source from which the recipient's name or address was obtained.

Introduced 1989-02-28· Sponsored by Rep. Owens, Wayne [D-UT-2]· House

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Latest: Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Postal Service.(1990-03-05)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Authorizes any person who receives an unsolicited sexually oriented advertisement through the mails to request the Postal Service to order the sender to disclose the source from which the recipient's name or address was obtained. Authorizes the Postal Service to request the Attorney General to apply to a U.S. district court for an order directing compliance.…

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Cosponsors (20)

13 Democrats7 Republicans
Rep. McMillen, Thomas [D-MD-4]MD
Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]MN
Rep. Chapman, Jim [D-TX-1]TX
Rep. Jontz, Jim [D-IN-5]IN
Rep. Darden, George (Buddy) [D-GA-7]GA
Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14]CA
Rep. Stallings, Richard H. [D-ID-2]ID
Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3]UT
Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-2]MA
Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38]CA
Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17]OH
Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5]TX
Rep. Henry, Paul B. [R-MI-5]MI
Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large]SD
Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1]LA
Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5]MA
Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1]NE
Rep. Patterson, Elizabeth [D-SC-4]SC
Rep. Lent, Norman F. [R-NY-4]NY
Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-5]IL