[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2213 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2213

To amend section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223) 
to assure that the prohibitions of that section also apply to faxes and 
           electronic mail transmitted over telephone lines.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 4, 1995

  Mr. Engel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223) 
to assure that the prohibitions of that section also apply to faxes and 
           electronic mail transmitted over telephone lines.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 223 of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
    ``(d) Definition.--As used in this section, the term `telephone 
call' includes a fax or electronic mail message.''
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