Truth in Caller ID Act of 2010
Latest action · Apr 15, 2010 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 346.
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.
- IntroducedMar 3, 2009
- Passed HouseApr 14, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Truth in Caller ID Act of 2010 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to make it unlawful for any person in the United States, in connection with any real time voice communications, regardless of the technology or network used, to cause any caller identification service to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information ("spoofing") with the intent to defraud or deceive.
Prohibits construing this Act to prevent blocking caller identification.
Declares that this Act does not prohibit lawfully authorized investigative, protective, or intelligence activity of a law enforcement agency of the United States, a state, or a political subdivision of a state, or of a U.S. intelligence agency.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2009 to Mar 10, 2010, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Joe Barton | Original | Mar 3, 2009 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Oct 8, 2009 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | John H. Adler | Mar 10, 2010 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 15, 2010Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 346.
- Apr 14, 2010Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2522-2524)
- Apr 14, 2010DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1258.
- Apr 14, 2010Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 14, 2010Mr. Boucher moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 30 | Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 | Related bill | Dec 22, 2010 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 15, 2010Placed on Calendar Senate
- Apr 14, 2010Engrossed in House
- Apr 13, 2010Reported in House
- Mar 3, 2009Introduced in House
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