Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017
Latest action · Jan 24, 2017 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 10, 2017
- Passed HouseJan 23, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
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.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 60 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed398–5 | Jan 23, 2017 |
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 10, 2017 to Jan 23, 2017; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Joe Barton | Original | Jan 10, 2017 |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Original | Jan 10, 2017 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jan 23, 2017 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Jan 23, 2017 |
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 10, 2017 |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jan 24, 2017 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jan 23, 2017Mrs. Blackburn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jan 23, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H576-579)
- Jan 23, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 423.
- Jan 23, 2017At 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.
- Jan 23, 2017Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H591)
- Jan 23, 2017Passed/agreed to in 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)
- Jan 23, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 10, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 10, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E148 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Feb 6, 2017 |
| House | Debate and remarks H612 | Ryan A. Costello R-PA | Jan 24, 2017 |
| House | Debate and remarks H576–H579Text printed H576Recorded votes H591enactAnalyses H577Reports H577 | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA, Grace Meng D-NY, Leonard Lance R-NJ, Marsha Blackburn R-TN, Michael F. Doyle D-PA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jan 23, 2017 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 6, January 10, 2017, page H300.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45070 | Protecting Consumers and Businesses from Fraudulent Robocalls Archived | Report | Dec 21, 2018 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 134 | Spoofing Prevention Act of 2017 | Related bill | Aug 4, 2017 |
| HR 1625 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 | Related bill | Mar 23, 2018 |
| HR 4986 | RAY BAUM'S Act of 2018 | Related bill | Mar 7, 2018 |
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 expand and clarify the prohibition on provision of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2017Referred in Senate
- Jan 23, 2017Engrossed in House
- Jan 10, 2017Introduced 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.
