H.R. 5769, The SMASH Act of 2008

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H.R. 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 do-not-call registry.

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Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 4/14/2008: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.

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