Bill #	Name (Sponsor)	Summary	Status
HR 3113	Unsolicited Electronic Mail Act of 1999 (Wilson)	"Disallows falsification of e-mail header information; Requires that all commercial e-mail come with a valid return address, and that objections or opt-outs sent to that address be observed; Permits ISP's to refuse to accept unsolicited commercial e-mail; Empowers courts to enforce compliance; Permits civil penalties of $500 per infringement, up to $50,000."	Introduced 10/20/99. Hearing held by Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection 11/3/99. Forwarded to Full Commerce Committee on 3/23/00. Committee Mark-up Session held, and bill ordered to be reported to the House on 6/14/00. Reported to floor on 6/26/00. Passed the House, 427-1, on 7/18/00. 7/19/00: Received by the Senate and referred to Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
HR 3024	Netizens Protection Act of 1999 (Smith)	Requires all unsolicited email messages to contain sender's name and address information, with opt-out instructions. ISPs required to notify customers about spam policies, can sue customers for violations.	Introduced 10/5/99. Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection 10/20/99.
HR 612	Protection Against Scams on Seniors Act (Weygand)	Includes provision authorizing FTC to regular advertising that uses Internet, including spam.	2/25/99: Referred to the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime. 3/1/99. Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection
S 699	Telemarketing Fraud and Seniors Protection Act (Wyden)	Includes provision authorizing FTC to regular advertising that uses Internet, including spam.	3/24/99: Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
S 2448 [.pdf]	Internet Integrity and Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2000 (Hatch/Schumer)	Increases penalties for computer crimes and lowers standards for federal prosecution. Criminal penalities for sending spam with false identification information. Requires Attorney General annual report on pen registers and trap and trace devices, with minor improvements in pen register standards. Requires websites to give notice and opt-out. Makes fraudulent access to personal information a crime.	Introduced 4/12/00, referred to Judiciary Committee.
S 759	Inbox Privacy Act of 1999 (Murkowski)	Regulates transmission of unsolicited commercial email.	Introduced 3/26/99, referred to Commerce Committee.
S 2542	Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN SPAM) Act of 2000 (Burns)	Makes falsification of commercial e-mail headers illegal; requires that unsolicited commercial email (UCE) contain a valid opt-out address; Makes sale or distribution of software that falsifies commercial e-mail headers or routing information illegal; Prevents disclosure of domain name registration information for UCE purposes; Permits ISP's to recover damages of $1 for every UCE message, or $50,000 per day of UCE transmission, whichever is greater; Establishes a commission to study the act's effectiveness and possible future remedies.	5/11/00: Introduced and referred to Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 9/21/00: Scheduled for committe mark-up: CANCELLED due to remaining differences between this bill and H.R. 3113.
HR 1910	E-Mail User Protection Act (Green)	"To prohibit abuses in the use of unsolicited bulk electronic mail, and for other purposes. "	Introduced 5/24/99, referred to Commerce and Judiciary Committees. Referred to Subcommittee on Crime 9/24/99. Hearing held by Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection 11/3/99. 3/23/00 Amended by Subcommittee.
HR 2162	Can Spam Act (Miller)	"A bill to prohibit the use of the equipment of an electronic mail service provider to send unsolicited commercial electronic mail in contravention of the provider's posted policy and to prohibit unauthorized use of Internet domain names. "	Introduced 6/10/99, referred to Commerce and Judiciary Committees. Referred to Subcommittee on Crime 9/24/99. Hearing held by Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection 11/3/99.
HR 1685	Internet Growth and Development Act (Boucher/Goodlatte)	Releases local phone companies from interLATA restricts on the transport of Internet traffic, but imposes on the companies certain obligations to provide broadband service where possible; declares that certain local phone companies that fail to provide competitors with reasonable access to broadband-compatible local loops would be in violation of the Sherman Act; declares that "broadband access transport providers" must offer unaffiliated ISPs the same terms that are offered to affiliated ISPs, and must not otherwise favor the affiliated ISPs; prohibits address spoofing in unsolicited commercial email, promotes the use of digital signatures, and requires companies to post and comply with privacy policies.	Introduced 5/5/99, and referred to Judiciary and Commerce Committees. Referred to subcommitte on Telcom, Trade and Consumer Protection 5/25/99. Judiciary Committee legislative hearing held 6/30/99 and 7/18/00.
HR 1686	Internet Freedom Act (Goodlatte/Boucher)	Declares that certain local phone companies that fail to provide competitors with reasonable access to broadband-compatible local loops would be in violation of the Sherman Act; declares that "broadband access transport providers" must offer unaffiliated ISPs the same terms that are offered to affiliated ISPs, and must not otherwise favor the affiliated ISPs; and prohibits address spoofing in unsolicited commercial email.	Introduced 5/5/99, and referred to Judiciary and Commerce Committees. Referred to subcommitte on Telcom, Trade and Consumer Protection 5/25/99. Judiciary Committee legislative hearing held 6/30/99 and 7/18/00.
HR 3024	Netizans Protection Act of 1999 (Smith)	Prohibits any person from initiating the transmission of an unsolicited electronic mail (e-mail) message in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce if such message: (1) does not contain the name, physical address, and e-mail address of the sender; (2) does not provide an electronic method for contacting the sender to request that no further messages be sent; or (3) is part of a bulk transmission of such messages and includes information that is false or misleading with respect to the body of the message. Provides a private right of action for violations of such prohibition	Introduced 10/5/99, and referred to the House Committee on Commerce.10/20/99Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
HR 5300	Wireless Telephone Spam Protection Act (Holt)	Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to make it unlawful for any person to use any covered mobile telephone messaging system to transmit an unsolicited advertisement. Prohibits the Federal Communications Commission from exempting from certain telephone regulatory requirements any call that violates such prohibition.	Introduced 9/26/00, and referred to the House Committee on Commerce.

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