HR 170 · 106th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act
Bill Progress
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House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 418.(1999-11-19)
Plain Language Summary
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Honesty in Sweepstakes Act of 1999 - Amends Federal postal law to prohibit delivery of any mail constituting a solicitation or offer in connection with a sales promotion for a product or service that uses any game of chance offering anything of value (including any sweepstakes) or anything resembling a negotiable instrument, unless specified notices in a specified font are printed on the envelope and enclosed material. States that nothing in this Act shall preempt any State law that regulates advertising or sales of goods and services associated with any game of chance.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 170, Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act
Nov 1, 1999Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform on October 28, 1999
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Cosponsors (20)
9 Democrats11 Republicans