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S.1340: Telephone Consumer Fraud Protection Act of 1997
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress
- This bill is primarily about congress
- Introduced Oct. 29, 1997
- Latest Major Action Oct. 29, 1997
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Bill Summary
Telephone Consumer Fraud Protection Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal criminal code to impose criminal penalties on any person and any telecommunications carrier who submits to a subscriber a request for a change in a provider of telephone exchange service or telephone toll service (or, for a carrier, who executes such a change) in willful violation of the procedures in specified Federal regulations. Directs the Attorney General to study and...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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| Oct. 29, 1997 |
Introduced in the Senate by Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) |