H.R.5769 - SMASH Act of 2008

To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: SMASH Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Short: Stop M-Spam Abuse as a Sales industry Habit Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Official: To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. as introduced.

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12/04/08
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10/02/08
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The next day, Congressman Jim Matheson (D-UT) introduced companion legislation in the House (HR 5769). These bills could change the face of Washington County, Utah. It could protect lands, but many people also believe [...]

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08/30/08
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08/16/08
whistling dixie in congress as well as on the golf links

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05/29/08
The Library of Congress : THOMAS

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04/16/08
Shimkus Cosponsors Ban on Text Message Ads

The legislation dubbed the SMASH Act of 2008 (HR 5769) would allow the Federal Trade Commission to revise rules regulating this telemarketing practice. "We all know the success of the do-not-call list. Now text ads are circumventing the ...

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04/12/08
Do Not Text Registry Legislation Introduced

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04/12/08
GA Congressman Introduces "Do Not Text" Legislation

HR 5769, the SMASH Act of 2008 (Stop M-Spam Abuse as a Sales industry Habit Act of 2008) will expand the National “Do-Not-Call” Registry to prohibit unsolicited spam text messages, a new and unwanted marketing tool, from being sent to ...

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04/10/08
Law would extend do-not-call to text messaged ads

Phil Gingrey (R-GA) intoduced a bill that would prohibit the sending of any text message containing unsolicited ads to any cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. The bill is HR 5769, and its text should ...

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04/08/08
HR 5769, To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the ...

HR 5769 would direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national ...

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04/08/08
Bill Action: Introduced: HR 5769: To direct the Federal Trade ...

John Gingrey [R-GA] introduced HR 5769: To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone ...

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