H.R. 251: | Truth in Caller ID Act of 2007 |
110th Congress 2007-2008 |
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information, and for other purposes.
OverviewSponsor: | | Text: | Summary
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Full Text | Cost: | less than
$1
per American over the 2008-2012 period.
| Status: |  | Introduced | Jan 5, 2007 | | Referred to Committee | View Committee Assignments | | Reported by Committee | Mar 15, 2007 | | Passed House | Jun 12, 2007 |  | Senate Vote | (did not occur) | | Signed by President | (did not occur) |
This bill never became law.
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| Last Action: | Jun 13, 2007:
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Related: | See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms
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Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned. | Votes: | Jun 12, 2007:
This bill passed in the House of Representatives by voice vote.
A record of each representative's position was not kept.
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Jan 7, 2009 2:14 PM - How can this not be a law? So what good is a restraining order if the perpetrator can still call the victim using caller ID spoofing without any consequences? -
Read AnswersAnswered by a visitor on Mar 21, 2009 4:33 PM -
The call presumably constitutes a violation of the restraining order and the person placing the call can be held accountable, just as if they had violated physical proximity restrictions. The fact that a caller ID was spoofed is irrelevant. That's what good the restraining order is. Did you mean to ask a different question? Answered by a visitor on Apr 15, 2009 10:52 AM -
How do you enforce the order, because you can not prove a violation. If you sopena the PBX owner, that system could lead to another spoofed PBX system. |
Sources of Influence
MAPLight.org reports that the following organizations
have taken a stance on this bill:
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Voice on the Net (VON) Coalition Electronic Privacy Information Center |
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H.R. 251--110th Congress: Truth in Caller ID Act of 2007.
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