Know Your Caller Act of 2001
Latest action · Dec 5, 2001 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2001
- Passed HouseDec 4, 2001
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Provides a cause of action for a person or entity, or a State attorney general on behalf of its residents, for violations of such prohibition or regulations.
Requires the Federal Communications Commission to study and report to Congress with respect to the transmission capabilities of caller identification information.
Cosponsors 51
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 30, 2001 to Mar 6, 2001.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| R-NH | Charles F. Bass | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| R-NY | Jack Quinn | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| R-PA | James C. Greenwood | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| D-ME | John Elias Baldacci | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Ken Bentsen | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| D-KY | Ken Lucas | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| R-DE | Michael N. Castle | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| R-OH | Paul E. Gillmor | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| R-OH | Ralph Regula | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| R-CA | Stephen Horn | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| R-VA | Tom Davis | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| R-TN | Van Hilleary | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| R-MD | Wayne T. Gilchrest | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| R-OK | Wes Watkins | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Jan 30, 2001 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Feb 26, 2001 | |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Feb 26, 2001 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Feb 26, 2001 | |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Feb 26, 2001 | |
| D-IL | David D. Phelps | Feb 27, 2001 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Feb 27, 2001 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Feb 27, 2001 | |
| R-AZ | J. D. Hayworth | Feb 27, 2001 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Feb 27, 2001 | |
| D-MI | Lynn N. Rivers | Feb 27, 2001 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Feb 28, 2001 | |
| R-MD | Constance A. Morella | Mar 1, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Mar 6, 2001 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Mar 6, 2001 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 3, 2001Markup Feb 28, 2001Reported Mar 12, 2001 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Feb 7, 2001Discharged Feb 7, 2001 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Dec 5, 2001 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2001Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Dec 4, 2001Mr. Tauzin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 4, 2001Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8763-8765)
- Dec 4, 2001DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 90.
- Dec 4, 2001Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8763-8764)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8763–H8765Text printed H8763 | Gene Green D-TX, Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ, W. J. (Billy) Tauzin D-LA (text) | Dec 4, 2001 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Mar 7, 2001H.R. 90, Know Your Caller Act of 2001<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on February 28, 2001</p>
- Mar 7, 2001H.R. 90, Know Your Caller Act of 2001Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on February 28, 2001
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit telemarketers from interfering with the caller identification service of any person to whom a telephone solicitation is made, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Know Your Caller Act of 2001
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Know Your Caller Act of 2001
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Know Your Caller Act of 2001
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Administrative procedure
- Caller ID telephone service
- Civil actions and liability
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Consumer education
- Consumer protection
- Damages
- Direct mail advertising
- Equipment and supplies
- Federal Communications Commission
- Government Operations and Politics
- Governmental investigations
- Independent regulatory commissions
- Injunctions
- Law
- Mailing lists
- Marketing
- Punitive damages
- Science, Technology, Communications
- State courts
- State laws
- Telemarketing
- Telephone
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2001Referred in Senate
- Dec 4, 2001Engrossed in House
- Mar 12, 2001Reported in House
- Jan 3, 2001Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
