Truth in Caller ID Act of 2006
Latest action · Jun 7, 2006 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.
- IntroducedApr 6, 2006
- Passed HouseJun 6, 2006
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Truth in Caller ID Act of 2006 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to make it unlawful for any person in the United States, in connection with any telecommunication service or VOIP (voice over Internet protocol) service, to cause any caller identification service to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information, with the intent to defraud or cause harm.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 6, 2006 to Jun 6, 2006; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| R-NH | Charles F. Bass | May 9, 2006 | |
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | May 9, 2006 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | May 9, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | May 9, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | May 9, 2006 | |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | May 9, 2006 | |
| R-OH | Jean Schmidt | May 9, 2006 | |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | May 9, 2006 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | May 9, 2006 | |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | May 9, 2006 | |
| R-FL | Michael Bilirakis | May 9, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | May 9, 2006 | |
| R-NJ | Mike Ferguson | May 9, 2006 | |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | May 9, 2006 | |
| R-OH | Paul E. Gillmor | May 9, 2006 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | May 9, 2006 | |
| R-IN | Steve Buyer | May 9, 2006 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | May 9, 2006 | |
| R-NY | Vito Fossella | May 9, 2006 | |
| R-WY | Barbara Cubin | May 18, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Jun 6, 2006 |
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 Apr 6, 2006Hearings May 18, 2006Markup May 24, 2006Reported Jun 6, 2006 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Apr 19, 2006 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jun 7, 2006 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 7, 2006Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jun 6, 2006Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 109-489.
- Jun 6, 2006Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 274.
- Jun 6, 2006Mr. Upton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 6, 2006Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3386-3388)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 H4707 | Tim Murphy R-PA | Jun 28, 2006 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3386–H3388Text printed H3386 | Edward J. Markey D-MA, Eliot L. Engel D-NY, Fred Upton R-MI, Jean Schmidt R-OH, John D. Dingell D-MI | Jun 6, 2006 |
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
- Jun 1, 2006H.R. 5126, Truth in Callere ID Act of 2006<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 24, 2006</p>
- Jun 1, 2006H.R. 5126, Truth in Callere ID Act of 2006Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 24, 2006
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 109-154 | PREVENTING HARASSMENT THROUGH OUTBOUND NUMBER ENFORCEMENT (PHONE) ACT34 pages | Judiciary Committee | Nov 15, 2006 |
| Serial No. 109-92 | H.R. 5126, THE TRUTH IN CALLER ID ACT OF 200645 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | May 18, 2006 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2630 | Truth in Caller ID Act of 2006 | Related bill | Apr 24, 2006 |
| HR 5095 | To prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls. | Related bill | Apr 19, 2006 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Truth in Caller ID Act of 2006
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Truth in Caller ID Act of 2006
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Administrative procedure
- Broadband
- Commerce
- Consumer education
- Consumer protection
- Federal Trade Commission
- Fraud
- Government Operations and Politics
- Identification devices
- Independent regulatory commissions
- Internet
- Law
- Restrictive trade practices
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Telephone
- Wireless communication
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 7, 2006Referred in Senate
- Jun 6, 2006Engrossed in House
- Jun 6, 2006Reported in House
- Apr 6, 2006Introduced 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.