CAN-SPAM Act of 2003

Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography And Marketing Act of 2003
Great Seal of the United States
Other short titlesCAN-SPAM Act of 2003
Long titleAn Act to regulate interstate commerce by imposing limitations and penalties on the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail via the Internet.
Enacted bythe 108th United States Congress
Citations
Public lawPub. L. 108–187 (text) (PDF)
Statutes at Large117 Stat. 2699
Codification
Titles amended15 U.S.C.: Commerce and Trade
U.S.C. sections created15 U.S.C. ch. 103
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the Senate as S.877 by Conrad Burns (R–MT) on April 10, 2003
  • Passed the Senate on October 22, 2003 (97–0)
  • Passed the House on November 22, 2003 (392–5)
  • Signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 16, 2003

The Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography And Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act of 2003 is a law passed in 2003 establishing the United States' first national standards for the sending of commercial e-mail. The law requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce its provisions. Introduced by Republican Conrad Burns, the act passed both the House and Senate during the 108th United States Congress and was signed into law by President George W. Bush in December 2003 and was enacted on January 1, 2004.[1][2]

  1. ^ Burns, Conrad R. (2003-12-16). "S.877 - 108th Congress (2003-2004): CAN-SPAM Act of 2003". www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  2. ^ Kigerl, Alex C. (2018-03-01). "Email spam origins: does the CAN SPAM act shift spam beyond United States jurisdiction?". Trends in Organized Crime. 21 (1): 62–78. doi:10.1007/s12117-016-9289-9. ISSN 1936-4830.