[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Bills and resolutions
Business and industry: regulation of dietary ingredient and
supplement advertisements, (see H.R. 4581), H7914 [16SE]
Computers: protect consumer privacy, empower parents, improve
electronic commerce, and safeguard data security, (see H.R.
4667), H9274 [1OC]
Consumers: investigate businesses that misrepresent their
geographic locations in telephone listings, Internet
advertisements, and other advertising media, (see H. Con. Res.
318), H7289 [5AU]
Foreign trade: clarify antitrust policy relative to commerce with
foreign nations, (see S. 2252), S7256 [26JN], (see H.R. 4453),
H7412 [6AU]
Internet: prescribe regulations to protect the privacy of personal
information collected from and about children, (see S. 2326),
S8482 [17JY]
Telecommunications: require accurate billing by carriers relative
to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
(see S. 1897), S2967 [1AP], (see H.R. 4018), H4324 [9JN]
Remarks in House
Business and industry: regulation of dietary ingredient and
supplement advertisements (H.R. 4581), E1732 [16SE]
Computers: protect consumer privacy, empower parents, improve
electronic commerce, and safeguard data security, H9906 [7OC]
----- protect consumer privacy, empower parents, improve electronic
commerce, and safeguard data security (H.R. 4667), E1861 [1OC]
Foreign trade: clarify antitrust policy relative to commerce with
foreign nations (H.R. 4453), E1614 [7AU]
Telecommunications: require accurate billing by carriers relative
to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act
(H.R. 4018), H4569 [16JN], H5504 [15JY]
Remarks in Senate
Bankruptcy: establish definition of household goods, S10763 [23SE]
Boston, MA: relocation of regional office, S8868 [23JY], S8869
[23JY]
Computers: protect consumer privacy, empower parents, improve
electronic commerce, and safeguard data security, S12787 [21OC]
------ regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial
electronic mail, S4699 [12MY], S4701 [12MY]
Dept. of Justice: application of antitrust laws relative to
computer industry, S5693 [5JN]
Foreign trade: clarify antitrust policy relative to commerce with
foreign nations (S. 2252), S7362 [6JY]
Internet: prescribe regulations to protect the privacy of personal
information collected from and about children (S. 2326), S8482
[17JY]
------ prescribe regulations to protect the privacy of personal
information collected from and about children, S11657 [7OC]
Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en
bloc, S2348 [19MR]
Telecommunications: require accurate billing by carriers relative
to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
S4702-S4704 [12MY]
----- require accurate billing by carriers relative to costs and
fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act (S. 1897), S2973
[1AP]
Reports filed
Nomination of Mozelle W. Thompson to the FTC: Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S1883 [12MR]
Nomination of Orson Swindle to the FTC: Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation (Senate), S1883 [12MR]
Summaries
Consumer Privacy Protection, Empower Parents, Improve Electronic
Commerce, and Safeguard Data Security, S12787-S12789 [21OC]
Internet Tax Freedom Act (S. 442): Bryan Amendment on FTC
Regulations To Protect the Privacy of Personal Information
Collected From and About Children on the Internet, S11657-S11659
[7OC]
Texts of
S. 1897, require accurate billing by carriers relative to costs and
fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act, S2974 [1AP]
S. 2252, Trade Law Enforcement Improvement Act, S7363 [6JY]