Citizen Privacy Act of 1980
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Citizen Privacy Act of 1980 - Title I: Rights of Privacy of Individual Citizens - Prohibits the installation or use of any two-way mirror in any place reasonably expected to be frequented by the public, including fitting rooms, motel rooms, and restrooms, unless an appropriate notice is conspicuously displayed in or near such place. Establishes criminal penalties for violations and allows a United States district court to grant equitable relief. Allows any individual, who purchases or contracts to purchase any product or service at a cost of $25 or more from any solicitor at such individual's residence, to cancel such transaction for any reason and without penalty within three business days by providing written notice to such solicitor. Prohibits cancellation in certain instances, including a contracted-for service which has been completely performed. Title II: Telephone Privacy - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit any unsolicited commercial telephone call to any telephone if the subscriber for such telephone has notified the telephone company of a desire not to receive such calls. Prohibits any person from causing to be made any unsolicited commercial telephone call which is made entirely by automatic equipment and has or may have a duration of more than one minute. Directs the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe appropriate notice regulations. Establishes criminal penalties for violations of this title.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on May 14, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on May 14, 1980: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
S. GREEN (R-NY) introduced it on May 14, 1980. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on May 14, 1980, 16920 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16920 days ago, on May 14, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers