H.R. 868 (103 rd ): Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act

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To strengthen the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to protect consumers in connection with sales made with a telephone, and for other purposes.

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Introduced Feb 4, 1993
103 rd Congress (1993–1994)

Enacted — Signed by the President on Aug 16, 1994

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on August 16, 1994.

Pub.L. 103-297

Representative for Washington's 2nd congressional district

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Last Updated: Aug 2, 1994
Length: 7 pages

Cosponsors

3 Cosponsors (2 Republicans, 1 Democrat)

History

Feb 4, 1993 Introduced

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Feb 23, 1993 Ordered Reported

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Mar 2, 1993 Passed House (Senate next)

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Jun 30, 1993 Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made.

Jun 30, 1993 Text Published

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Jul 25, 1994 Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)

The House passed the bill with changes not in the Senate version and sent it back to the Senate to approve the changes. The vote was by special rule so no record of individual votes was made.

Jul 25, 1994 Bill Causing Indirect Action — Agreed To

This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 488 (103rd), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 868 (103rd).

Aug 2, 1994 Senate Agreed to Changes

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Aug 16, 1994 Enacted — Signed by the President

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H.R. 868 (103rd) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 868. This is the one from the 103 rd Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 103 rd Congress, which met from Jan 5, 1993 to Dec 1, 1994. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act, Pub. L. No. 103-297, H.R. 868, 103rd Cong. (1994).

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