HR 4439 · 99th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Telephone Decency Act of 1986

Introduced 1986-03-18· Sponsored by Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-3]· 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: Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.(1986-03-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Telephone Decency Act of 1986 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit any obscene or indecent telephone communication for commercial purposes to any person in the District of Columbia or in interstate or foreign communication. (Current law prohibits such communication to any person without his or her consent or to any person under 18 years of age.)…

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

Cosponsors (20)

3 Democrats17 Republicans
Rep. Broyhill, James T. [R-NC-10]NC
Rep. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL-7]AL
Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3]UT
Rep. Coats, Daniel [R-IN-4]IN
Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15]PA
Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-7]NJ
Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9]FL
Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39]CA
Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8]TX
Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10]VA
Rep. Robinson, Tommy F. [D-AR-2]AR
Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-45]CA
Rep. Siljander, Mark D. [R-MI-4]MI
Rep. Callahan, Sonny [R-AL-1]AL
Rep. Roth, Toby [R-WI-8]WI
Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2]MD
Rep. Boulter, Beau [R-TX-13]TX
Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38]CA
Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6]IL