US Congress Senate Bill 2558 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 22 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S912; text of measure as introduced: CR S912-913)
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Spoofing Prevention Act of 2016 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 of the call 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 voice communications using resources from the North American Numbering Plan. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must publish on its website a report that identifies existing technologies that consumers can use to protect against misleading or inaccurate caller identification information. The Government Accountability Office must report on: (1) actions taken, or actions that could be taken, by the FCC or the Federal Trade Commission to combat the fraudulent provision of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information; and (2) any recommendations to combat the fraudulent provision of such information.

Spoofing Prevention Act of 2016

Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]

Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]

Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]

Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-22	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S912; text of measure as introduced: CR S912-913)

SB1759 (Related) 2015-07-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2558/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2558/BILLS-114s2558is.pdf