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Archived Actions
Oppose
National Legislation
HR 3035: Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE2] on Sep 22, 2011
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/hr3035
The real purpose of H.R. 3035 is to open up everyone’s cell phones, land lines, and business phone numbers, without their consent, to a flood of commercial, marketing and debt collection calls (to not only the debtor but everyone else). The bill would effectively gut the TCPA, a widely…
Petition
National Action
Used car buyers’ protections veering in the wrong direction
Date: Mon, February 11, 2013
Don't let the FTC weaken the Used Car Rule. Please let the FTC know that consumers do not want the Used Car Rule watered down. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a proposal to update the Used Car Rule. But the proposed rules pose some real problems for consumers.
Support
National Legislation
HR 1895: Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011
Sponsor: Representatives Markey and Barton on
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/issues/bills/?billnum=H.R.1895&congress=112&size=full
This bill amends the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to revise the definition of "operator" to exclude nonprofit entities that would otherwise be exempt from coverage under the Federal Trade Commission Act, and to revise the definition of "disclosure" as the release of personal information (currently, the…
Watching
National Legislation
HR 2028: Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN9] on May 26, 2011
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/hr2028
Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2011 - Amends the federal bankruptcy code, Title 11 of the United States Code, to remove qualified educational loans as an exception to discharge from bankruptcy.
Watching
National Legislation
S 799: Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011
Sponsor: Sen. John Kerry [D-MA] on Apr 12, 2011
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/s799
Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to initiate a rulemaking requiring security measures to be carried out by any person (defined in this Act as a "covered entity") collecting, using, transferring, or storing certain personal information (defined in this Act…
Support
California Legislation
AB 1363: California Conservatorship and Guardianship Reform Act of 2006
Sponsor: Assemblyman Dave Jones on
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200520060AB1363
The California Assembly has approved legislation that would overhaul the state. The bill would require the Judicial Council, among other things, to adopt specified rules of court relating to conservatorships and guardianships and to develop educational programs for nonlicensed conservators and guardians.
Support
National Legislation
HR 3492: Federal Consumer Credit Card Protection Act of 2005
Sponsor: Rep. Bernard Sanders (Vermont) on
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.R.3492
The Consumer Credit Card Protection Act of 2005 would prohibit the practice known as universal default, in which credit card companies increase a cardholder's interest rate because of his or her record with OTHER creditors. (Card companies have access to cardholder's credit reports and credit scores, where they can…