US Congress Senate Bill 1540 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 10 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-06-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Robocall and Call Spoofing Enforcement Improvements Act of 2015 Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to impose forfeiture penalties without first sending a citation regarding the charged violation against persons not licensed by the FCC who violate prohibitions on the use of automated telephone equipment. (Currently, if existing exceptions do not apply, forfeiture penalties may not be imposed unless the person is sent a citation prior to a notice of apparent liability and that person subsequently engages in the same type of conduct described in the citation.) Expands the statute of limitations period and increases the maximum forfeiture penalty applicable to non-licensed automated telephone equipment violations. Expands prohibitions on the provision of inaccurate caller identification information to persons outside the United States if the recipient is within the United States. Directs providers of spoofing services to take such steps as the FCC may prescribe to verify that users do not engage in caller identification information violations. Defines "spoofing service" as a service that substitutes, or permits a user to substitute, another name or any number for display as the caller identification information for a call or text message. Requires the FCC to impose recordkeeping and reporting obligations on spoofing service providers. Authorizes the FCC to subpoena caller identification information transmitted by a subscriber to or customer of the spoofing service. Expands the definition "caller identification information" to include text messages. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) telecommunications carriers have the legal authority to offer consumers services that block or filter robocalls, and (2) the federal government should encourage telecommunications carriers to develop and implement such services.

Robocall and Call Spoofing Enforcement Improvements Act of 2015

Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]

Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]

Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-06-10	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB2669 (Related) 2016-11-15 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1540/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1540/BILLS-114s1540is.pdf