ADVERTISING
Bills and resolutions
Business and industry: require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see S. 2553), S2901 [5AP] (see H.R. 4932), H867 [9MR]
FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting fraudulent advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 5052), H1389 [30MR]
———restore authority to issue regulations on marketing and advertising to children (see H.R. 5737), H4915 [29JN]
Health: prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services (see H.R. 5688), H4679 [27JN]
Pharmaceuticals: require prescription drug manufacturers, packers, and distributors to disclose certain gifts provided in connection with promotional or marketing activities (see H.R. 4718), H223 [8FE]
Political campaigns: limit expenditures and public financing for House of Representatives general elections (see H.R. 4694), H154 [1FE]
———limit the amount of time Senators spend on non-legislative activities (see S. 2434), S2313 [16MR]
———reform financing of campaigns for election for Federal office (see H.R. 4759), H332 [15FE]
Telephones: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (see S. 2630), S3420 [24AP] (see H.R. 5095), H1561 [5AP] (see H.R. 5126), H1677 [6AP] (see H.R. 5304), H2174 [4MY]
Remarks in House
Children and youth: provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking, H1436 [4AP]
———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (H.R. 864), H1874 [27AP], H3012 [22MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit funding for Food Marketing Policy Center in Connecticut, H3106, H3107 [23MY]
FTC: restore authority to issue regulations on marketing and advertising to children (H.R. 5737), E1326 [29JN]
Hazardous substances: prohibit funding for promotional program geared toward children that advocates locating a nuclear waste disposal site at Yucca Mountain, NV, H3184, H3185 [24MY]
———terminate promotional program geared toward children that advocates locating a nuclear waste disposal site at Yucca Mountain, NV, H1323, H1368 [30MR]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: require a minimum percentage of national media campaign funds be spent on advertisements to reduce methamphetamine use and award grants for such advertisements, H838-H840 [9MR]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: ``Tell a Friend'' campaign of the San Francisco, CA, affiliate, H1566 [6AP]
Small business: tribute to the on-premise sign industry, H1168 [28MR]
Telephones: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (H.R. 5126), H3386-H3388 [6JN], H4707 [28JN]
———prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (H.R. 5304), H4707 [28JN]
Remarks in Senate
NOAA: National Marine Fisheries Service seafood promotion strategies funding, S3669, S3670, S3672, S3673 [27AP], S3873 [2MY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, S1774 [6MR], S3949-S3952 [3MY]
———limit the amount of time Senators spend on non-legislative activities (S. 2434), S2326 [16MR]
Telephones: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (S. 2630), S3422 [24AP]
Reports filed
Truth in Caller ID Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5126) (H. Rept. 109-489), H3423 [6JN]
Texts of
H.R. 5126, Truth in Caller ID Act, H3386 [6JN]