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H.R. 5895, The Solicitation Disclosure Act

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H.R. 5895 would require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log in to edit the wikiSolicitation Disclosure Act - Requires that any mailed unsolicited commercial offer for any financial product or service (including loans or other credit, insurance, debt refinancing or cancellation, mortgages, and beinvestments) include, on the first to provide a detailed summaryoutside envelope (or if mailed without an envelope, at the top of the bill!)solicitation), the label &quot;This Is an Unsolicited Commercial Offer From&quot; followed by the name of the person or company making the offer. Excludes advertisements for retail consumer goods from the definition of &quot;unsolicited commercial offer.&quot;

Provides for enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under the Federal Trade Commission Act and by other agencies under specified Acts.

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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 4/24/2008: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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