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137 Cong.Rec. H1918-03
Congressional Record --- House of Representatives
Proceedings and Debates of the 102nd Congress, First Session
Thursday, March 21, 1991
INTRODUCTION OF THE TELEPHONE PRIVACY ACT
(Mrs. UNSOELD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks and include extraneous matter.)
Mrs. UNSOELD.
Mr. Speaker, today I'm introducing a piece of legislation of interest to every American with a telephone and a desire for peace and quiet once they reach the sanctity of their own home.
The Telephone Privacy Act would outlaw commercial solicitation by computers. No more would you be torn away from the family dinner, only to find yourself listening to a computer offering you some sweetheart deal of the century. No more would you hit the rewind button on your phone-message machine, only to be subjected to a computer-generated spiel urging you to call some number "right now" because you, too, can be a millionaire.
Mr. Speaker, in 1986 my State of Washington passed a law banning the use of automatic dialing-announcing devices for commercial solicitation. But many of these unwanted solicitations cross State borders.
My bill is straightforward: If you are going to be subjected to a sales pitch over the telephone, it can't be by computer.
Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support their constituents' rights to peace and privacy at home by endorsing the Telephone Privacy Act of 1991.
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