S. 877 · 108th Congress · enacted
CAN-SPAM Act of 2003
Became Public Law No: 108-187.
Latest official action 2003-12-16 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 or the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 - (Sec. 2) Sets forth the determination of Congress that: (1) there is a substantial government interest in regulation of commercial electronic mail (spam); (2) senders of spam should not mislead recipients as to the source or content of such mail; and (3) recipients of spam have a right to decline to receive additional spam from the same source. (Sec. 3) Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to issue regulations defining the relevant criteria to facilitate the determination of the primary purpose of an electronic mail message. (Sec. 4) Amends the Federal criminal code to subject to a fine, imprisonment, or both any person who: (1) accesses a protected computer without authorization and intentionally initiates the transmission of multiple commercial electronic mail messages from or through such computer; (2) uses a protected computer to relay or retransmit multiple messages, with the intent to deceive or mislead recipients or any Internet access service as to the origin of such messages; (3) materially falsifies header information in multiple messages and intentionally initiates the transmission thereof; (4) registers, with materially false identifying information, for five or more electronic mail accounts or online user accounts or two or more domain names and inten…
Congressional Research Service · 2003-12-16
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Ron Wyden
Senate · OR · Democratic
$382,070PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Charles E. Schumer
Senate · NY · Democratic
$139,375PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Lisa Murkowski
Senate · AK · Republican
$364,300PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Susan M. Collins
Senate · ME · Republican
$2,384,579PAC receipts · 2025–2026
22 of 22 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
HUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordMOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. PAC$16,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $7,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $1,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC$16,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $2,500
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $3,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCENTENE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CENTENE PAC)$15,500
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. PAC (AHIP PAC)$15,000
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$15,000
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $2,500
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$15,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $2,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $7,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCOLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $6,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $1,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $3,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $3,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $3,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $5,500
Official PAC recordREPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC)$14,372
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $14,372
Official PAC recordENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$13,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $2,500
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $3,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$13,000
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC)$12,875
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $1,875
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $1,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCENCORA, INC. PAC$12,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $2,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$12,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $1,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC)$12,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $2,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $1,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC$12,000
NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC$12,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $2,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordDELTA AIR LINES PAC$11,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
BRACEPAC$11,000
HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$11,000
INTERNATIONAL PAPER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IP-PAC)$11,000
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UAPAC)$11,000
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,500
1890 PAC$10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$10,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAM GENERAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AM GENERAL PAC)$10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC)$10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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Measured outcome: not established
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