US Congress House Bill 423 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum:
Status: Engrossed on January 24 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-24 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to expand the prohibition against knowingly transmitting misleading or inaccurate caller identification information to apply to: (1) persons outside the United States if the recipient is within the United States, and (2) text messages. Existing caller identification requirements that apply to calls made using a telecommunications service or IP-enabled voice service are revised to apply to: (1) services interconnected with the public switched telephone network and that furnish voice communications using resources from the North American Numbering Plan; and (2) transmissions from a telephone facsimile machine, computer, or other device to a telephone facsimile machine. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must coordinate with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to regularly update education materials that help consumers identify: (1) scams and fraudulent activity that rely upon misleading or inaccurate caller identification information, and (2) existing technologies that consumers can use to protect against such fraud. The Government Accountability Office must report on: (1) actions taken, or actions that could be taken, by the FCC or the FTC to combat the fraudulent provision of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information; and (2) any recommendations to combat the fraudulent provision of such information.

Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017

Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]	Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]

2017-01-23 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill RC# 60 (Y: 398 N: 5 NV: 31 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-24	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2017-01-23	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-01-23	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 398 - 5 (Roll no. 60). (text: CR H576-577)
2017-01-23	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H591)
2017-01-23	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2017-01-23	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 423.
2017-01-23	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H576-579)
2017-01-23	House	Mrs. Blackburn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2017-01-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2017-01-10	House	Introduced in House

SB134 (Related) 2017-08-04 - Held at the desk.
HB4986 (Related) 2018-03-07 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
HB1625 (Related) 2018-03-23 - Became Public Law No: 115-141.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/423/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr423/BILLS-115hr423ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr423/BILLS-115hr423eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/201760