HR 5026 · 102th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit billing for telephone calls in response to sweepstakes solicitations.

Introduced 1992-04-29· Sponsored by Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.(1992-05-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit collecting charges for telephone calls made in response to an invitation to participate in any sweepstakes, contest, or other game of chance, other than the charges normally imposed with respect to the transmission of the call by a common carrier.…

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Cosponsors (14)

9 Democrats5 Republicans
Rep. Martin, David O'B. [R-NY-26]NY
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-18]NY
Rep. Payne, Lewis F., Jr. [D-VA-5]VA
Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9]CA
Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3]MS
Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12]FL
Rep. Kennelly, Barbara B. [D-CT-1]CT
Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38]CA
Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2]NJ
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Meyers, Jan [R-KS-3]KS
Rep. Lancaster, H. Martin [D-NC-3]NC
Rep. Perkins, Carl C. [D-KY-7]KY
Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1]NE