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H.R. 4955: Children's Listbroker Privacy Act

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H.R. 4955: Children's Listbroker Privacy Act

108th Congress · introduced 2004-07-22 · Commerce · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-07-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Children's Listbroker Privacy Act

Plain summary

Children's Listbroker Privacy Act - Makes it unlawful: (1) to sell personal information about an individual the seller knows to be a child (under age 16); (2) to purchase personal information about an individual identified by the seller as a child for the purpose of marketing to that child; or (3) for a purchaser who has provided a certification limiting the use of such information to engage in any practice that violates the certification terms. Makes an exception with respect to express parental consent to such sale, purchase, or use. Requires enforcement of this Act by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as if violations were unfair or deceptive acts or practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act. Requires enforcement of compliance by other Federal agencies under other specified laws. Authorizes enforcement actions by States acting on behalf of their residents. Gives the FTC the right to intervene in such actions. Precludes State actions during the pendency of FTC actions.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Children's Listbroker Privacy Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4955 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108