3.0.0 2569 2023-01-15T04:49:23Z 2023-01-15T04:49:23Z Senate S S 2004-06-23 108 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-06-23T23:39:49Z Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2004 108 4600 HR 2004-07-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2004-06-23 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR 6/24/2004 S7324-7325) IntroReferral 2004-06-23 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 6/24/2004 S7324) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-06-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. N D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2004-06-24 False Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedure Advertising Collection of accounts Commerce Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Consumer complaints Consumer education Consumer protection Direct mail advertising Facsimile transmission Federal Communications Commission Fines (Penalties) Forfeiture Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government statistics Independent regulatory commissions Law Nonprofit organizations Social Welfare Tax-exempt organizations Taxation Telemarketing Telephone Trade associations Science, Technology, Communications 00 2004-06-23 Introduced in Senate 2004-09-17T14:03:50Z Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2004 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit a person from using any telephone facsimile (fax) machine, computer, or other device to send, to another fax machine, an unsolicited advertisement to a person who has requested that such sender not send such advertisements, or to any other person unless: (1) the sender has an established business relationship with the person; and (2) the advertisement contains a conspicuous notice on its first page that the recipient may request not to be sent any further unsolicited advertisements, and includes a domestic telephone and fax number (neither of which can be a pay-per-call number) for sending such a request.

Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide by rule that a request not to send unsolicited advertisements complies with legal requirements if: (1) the request identifies the recipient fax number to which the request relates; (2) the request is made to the telephone or fax number of the sender; and (3) the person making the request has not subsequently provided express invitation or permission to have such advertisements sent. Authorizes the FCC to allow professional tax-exempt trade associations to send unsolicited advertisements to their members in furtherance of association purposes.

Requires the: (1) FCC to report annually to Congress on the enforcement of the above requirements; and (2) Comptroller General to study, and report to specified congressional committees on, complaints received by the FCC concerning unsolicited advertisements sent to fax machines.

]]> Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2004 Display Title Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend section 227 of the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the prohibition on junk fax transmissions. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2004 Introduced in Senate 2004-06-23T04:00:00Z 2004-06-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR 6/24/2004 S7324-7325) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.