Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive or abusive telemarketing activities. Requires the Securities and Exchange Commission to promulgate similar rules to apply to persons involved in securities and investment dealings.
Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to promulgate similar rules in connection with activities of futures commission merchants, introducing brokers, commodity trading advisories, commodity pool operators, leverage transaction merchants, or floor brokers or traders.
Permits actions by States and private parties to enjoin prohibited telemarketing practices. Authorizes the FTC to bring criminal contempt actions for violations of court orders. Sets forth requirements for FTC civil investigative demands for the production of physical evidence.
Senate Committee on Commerce discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Commerce discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Mr. Swift asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
Considered by unanimous consent.
The House struck all after the enacting clause and inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of a similar measure H.R. 3203. Agreed to without objection.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
On passage Passed without objection.
A similar measure H.R. 3203 was laid on the table without objection.
The title of the measure was amended to that of similar measure H.R. 3203. Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate concurred in the House amendment with amendment (SP 3420) by Voice Vote.
Senate concurred in the House amendment with amendment (SP 3420) by Voice Vote.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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