HR 4641 · 111th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Robocall Privacy Act of 2010

Introduced 2010-02-22· Sponsored by Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16]· 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 Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.(2010-04-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Robocall Privacy Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine on any individual who knowingly makes or causes to be made a political robocall during a specified period prior to a general, special, run-off, or primary election, to any person between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. or to the same telephone number more than twice on the same day. Exempts calls in which there is a disclosure at the beginning of the call of the name of the sponsor or originator of the call and that the call is a recorded message. Defines "political robocall" as any outbound telephone call which plays a recorded message that promotes, supports, attacks, or opposes a candidate for federal office and in which a person is not available to speak with the person answering the call.…

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Cosponsors (5)

4 Democrats1 Republican