| Pending federal bills | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill no./ sponsor |
Introduced | Status | Prohibit unsolicited |
Enforce ISPs' policies |
Universal exclusion list |
Honor opt-out requests |
Sender ID/false headers |
Require labels |
| H.R. 1748 (C. Smith) |
5/22/98 | pending in House |
prohibit UCE |
no | no | no | yes | no |
| H.R. 2368 (Tauzin) |
7/31/97 | pending in House |
no | no | no | no | no | no |
| H.R. 4124 (Cook) |
6/24/98 | pending in House |
no | yes | possibly1 | yes | yes | no |
| H.R. 4176 (Markey) |
6/25/98 | pending in House |
no | sender's ISP only |
yes | yes | yes | no |
| S. 771 (Murkowski) |
5/21/97 | pending in Senate |
no | no | no | yes | yes | yes |
| S. 875 (Torricelli) |
6/11/97 | pending in Senate |
no | possibly1 | possibly1 | yes | yes | no |
| S. 1618 (McCain) (amendments by Murkowski & Torricelli) |
2/9/98 (amended 5/12/98) |
passed Senate |
no | no | no | yes | yes | no |
1 H.R. 4124 and S. 771 both refer to Internet standards not yet adopted, which could provide for a universal exclusion list or other method for individuals or ISPs to notify prospective senders of unsolicited e-mail of their preferences or policies.
| 1998/07/17 |