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Anti-Spoofing Act of 2014

3/14/2024, 12:48 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 3670

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 8, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Anti-Spoofing Act of 2014 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to expand the prohibition on the provision of inaccurate caller identification information (which makes it unlawful to cause a caller identification service to knowingly transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information with the intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value) to persons outside the United States if the recipient is within the United States.

Revises the definitions of "caller identification information" and "caller identification service" to include text messages sent using a text messaging service.

Defines "text message" as real-time or near real-time messages consisting of text, images, sounds, or other information transmitted from or received by a device identified by a telephone number. Excludes from such definition a real-time, two-way voice or video communication.

Expands the categories of IP-enabled voice services that are subject to such prohibition to include services with interconnection capability, whether part of a bundle of services or separately, that can originate traffic to the public switched telephone network.

Current Status of Bill HR 3670

Bill HR 3670 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since December 5, 2013. Bill HR 3670 was introduced during Congress 113 and was introduced to the House on December 5, 2013.  Bill HR 3670's most recent activity was Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. as of September 10, 2014

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 3670

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
24
Democrat Cosponsors
15
Republican Cosponsors
9
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 3670

Primary Policy Focus

Science, Technology, Communications

Potential Impact Areas

- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Consumer affairs
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Telephone and wireless communication

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 3670

Anti-Spoofing Act of 2014
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand and clarify the prohibition on provision of inaccurate caller identification information, and for other purposes.
Anti-Spoofing Act of 2013
Anti-Spoofing Act of 2014
Anti-Spoofing Act of 2014

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