FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Amendments

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), S13012, S13024, S13027, S13035, S13037, S13040, S13057, S13058, S13059 [22OC], S16036 [25NO], H12854 [8DE]

Bills and resolutions

Antitrust policy: enhance FTC or Dept. of Justice authority to prevent anticompetitive practices in tightly concentrated gasoline markets (see S. 1737), S12607 [15OC]

Business and industry: increase civil penalties for violations involving certain actions that exploit popular reaction to a Presidentially declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 346), H169 [27JA]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see S. 877), S5173 [10AP] (see H.R. 2214), H4734 [22MY] (see H.R. 2515), H5551 [18JN]

Consumers: establish a list of consumers who request not to receive telephone sales calls (see S. 1661), S11989 [25SE] (see H.R. 526), H274 [4FE]

Drugs: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (see S. 946), S5484 [29AP]

Foreign countries: enhance enforcement against cross-border fraud and deception (see H.R. 3143), H8490 [23SE]

Government regulations: issue new rules preventing telemarketing firms from calling during certain hours (see H.R. 1330), H1953 [18MR]

———issue rules on the disclosure of technological measures that restrict consumer flexibility to use and manipulate digital information and entertainment content (see S. 692), S4325 [24MR]

Insurance: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 414), H217 [28JA]

Music and dance: classify advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc as an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice (see H.R. 107), H55 [7JA]

Pensions: require plan administrators that provide access to automobile insurance to submit certain information on such insurance to the FTC (see H.R. 1842), H3451 [29AP]

Petroleum: monitor and investigate gasoline prices under certain circumstances (see S. 694), S4325 [24MR]

Privacy: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 69), H54 [7JA]

Reauthorize (see S. 1234), S7718 [11JN]

Sports: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see S. 1170), S7234 [3JN] (see H.R. 361), H170 [27JA]

Technology: make consumers, educational institutions, and libraries aware of digital rights management technologies included in the digital media products they purchase (see S. 1621), S11568 [16SE]

Telecommunications: collect fees for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (see H.R. 395), H217 [28JA]

———disapprove court decision preventing implementation of a ``do-not-call'' registry and support constitutionality of such a registry (see S. Res. 242), S12448 [3OC]

———expand calling time restrictions on telemarketing telephone calls (see S. 335), S2119 [10FE]

———ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (see S. 1652, 1654), S11913 [24SE] (see S. 1655), S11988 [25SE] (see H.R. 3161), H8904 [24SE]

Court documents

District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma ruling in U.S. Security, et al., v. FTC relative to ``do-not-call'' registry implementation, S11891 [24SE]

Factsheets

Smokeless (``Spit'') Tobacco in the U.S.—An Overview of the Health Risks and Industry Marketing Aimed at Children, E1145-E1147 [5JN]

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Inc., Spit Tobacco Products, E1147 [5JN]

Letters

Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act: Ari Schwartz, Center for Democracy and Technology, S13021 [22OC]

———Chris Murray, Consumers Union, S13021 [22OC]

———John Scheibel, Yahoo! Inc., S13022 [22OC]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S13021 [22OC]

———Robert Holleyman, Business Software Alliance, S13021 [22OC]

Enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs, S15886 [25NO]

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Inc., request to market certain tobacco products as less harmful than cigarettes: Representative Waxman, Committee on Government Reform (House), E1145, E1148 [5JN]

———Richard H. Verheij, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Inc., E1147 [5JN]

Memorandums

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Inc., Request To Market Certain Tobacco Products as Less Harmful Than Cigarettes: A.E. Cameron, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Inc., E1150 [5JN]

———Barry J. Nova, Sr., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Inc., E1148-E1150 [5JN]

Remarks in House

Business and industry: increase civil penalties for violations involving certain actions that exploit popular reaction to a Presidentially declared emergency or disaster (H.R. 346), H413-H415 [12FE]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), H12186-H12198, H12297 [21NO]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), Senate amendment, H12854-H12861 [8DE], E2555 [15DE]

Credit: allow adjustment of response time for requests for free credit reports whenever national credit bureaus experience a high volume of such requests, H8156, H8157 [10SE]

Federal employees: limit reimbursement of travel expenses of members and employees, H7263 [22JY]

Insurance: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (H.R. 414), E76 [28JA]

Music and dance: classify advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc as an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice (H.R. 107), E19-E21 [8JA]

Sports: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (H.R. 361), H3620 [1MY], H4895-H4899 [4JN]

Telecommunications: collect fees for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (H.R. 395), H407, H416 [12FE], E243, E246 [13FE], E344 [3MR]

———collect fees for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (H.R. 395), unanimous-consent agreement, H350 [11FE]

———ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (H.R. 3161), H8898 [24SE], H8916-H8922 [25SE], E2128 [24OC]

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Inc.: request to market certain tobacco products as less harmful than cigarettes, E1145 [5JN]

Remarks in Senate

Antitrust policy: enhance FTC or Dept. of Justice authority to prevent anticompetitive practices in tightly concentrated gasoline markets (S. 1737), S12621 [15OC]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail, S6501 [15MY]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), S5204-S5208 [10AP], S13012-S13032, S13035-S13045 [22OC], S14172 [6NO], S15938-S15948 [25NO]

———require warning labels on sexually explicit commercial e-mail, S13035-S13037, S13039, S13040 [22OC]

Consumers: establish a list of consumers who request not to receive unsolicited commercial e-mail, S13019, S13024-S13027 [22OC]

———require financial institutions and other users of consumer reports to provide notice to appropriate Federal agencies in cases in which information is compromised, S13884 [4NO]

Credit: disposal of consumer report information and records, S13889 [4NO]

Drugs: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs, S8012 [18JN], S8351 [23JN], S8429, S8431 [24JN], S8692 [26JN], S15884-S15886 [25NO]

———enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (S. 946), S5493, S5494 [29AP]

E-mail: compensate persons who assist in identifying violators of unsolicited commercial e-mail laws and require subject lines of unsolicited commercial e-mail include an identifier, S13040, S13041 [22OC]

Government regulations: issue rules on the disclosure of technological measures that restrict consumer flexibility to use and manipulate digital information and entertainment content (S. 692), S4326 [24MR]

Petroleum: address issue of anticompetitive practices in the oil industry, S3049 [4MR]

———monitor and investigate gasoline prices under certain circumstances (S. 694), S4328 [24MR]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S9823 [23JY]

Reauthorize (S. 1234), S7721 [11JN]

Sports: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (S. 1170), S7244 [3JN]

Technology: make consumers, educational institutions, and libraries aware of digital rights management technologies included in the digital media products they purchase (S. 1621), S11571-S11574 [16SE]

Telecommunications: collect fees for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (H.R. 395), S2500 [13FE], S11890 [24SE]

———disapprove court decision preventing implementation of a ``do-not-call'' registry and support constitutionality of such a registry (S. Res. 242), S12472 [3OC]

———ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (H.R. 3161), S11957-S11967 [25SE], S12101 [26SE]

———ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (S. 1652), S11890, S11900, S11903 [24SE]

Reports filed

American Spirit Fraud Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 346) (H. Rept. 108-5), H273 [4FE]

Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 877) (S. Rept. 108-102), S9495 [16JY]

Do-Not-Call Implementation Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 395) (H. Rept. 108-8), H389 [11FE]

FTC Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1234) (S. Rept. 108-127), S10970 [2SE]

Nomination of Pamela Jones Harbour to the FTC: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S9591 [17JY]

Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 361) (H. Rept. 108-24), H4786 [2JN]

Statements

Court Decision Preventing FTC Implementation of a ``Do-Not-Call'' Registry, S11891 [24SE]

———Timothy J. Muris, FTC, S11891 [24SE]

Texts of

H.R. 346, American Spirit Fraud Protection Act, H413 [12FE]

H.R. 361, Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act, H4895 [4JN]

H.R. 395, Do-Not-Call Implementation Act, H407 [12FE]

H.R. 3161, ratify FTC authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms, H8916 [25SE]

S. 692, Digital Consumer Right to Know Act, S4327 [24MR]

S. 877, Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act, S5204-S5207 [10AP], S13012-S13019 [22OC], S13176-S13182 [23OC], S15938-S15943 [25NO], H12186-H12191 [21NO], H12854-H12859 [8DE]

S. 1170, Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act, S7245 [3JN]

S. 1234, FTC reauthorization, S7722-S7725 [11JN]

S. 1621, Consumers, Schools, and Libraries Digital Rights Management Awareness Act, S11574-S11576 [16SE]

S. Res. 242, disapprove court decision preventing FTC implementation of a ``do-not-call'' registry and support constitutionality of such a registry, S12471 [3OC]