H.R. 423Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017

1 recorded action148 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Grace Meng [D-NY-06]
Cosponsors: 4 · 2 Republicans · 2 Democrats
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Committees: Energy and Commerce Committee, Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Latest action: Jan 24, 2017 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

IntroducedJan 10, 2017
Passed the HouseJan 23, 2017
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS 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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 423 as passed House without amendment on Jan 23, 2017. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 60

House Jan 23, 2017

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Anti-Spoofing Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

398 Yea 5 Nay 31 not voting

Crossed both parties 5 of 403 voting members broke with their own party: 5 Republicans.

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How the chamber split

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DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

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All members434 members

Democratic194 members

Republican240 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors4 · 2 Republicans · 2 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 423 and vote against it. 2 signed when it was filed.

RJOE BARTON [R-TX-06]Original

RLeonard Lance [R-NJ-07]Original

DDerek Kilmer [D-WA-06]Joined Jan 23, 2017

DKyrsten Sinema [D-AZ-09]Joined Jan 23, 2017

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Who lobbied on H.R. 4239 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 423 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

AMERICAN CABLE ASSOCIATION, INC. DBA ACACONNECTSIts PAC: American Cable Association Inc PAC

Telecommunications · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products · Homeland Security · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities +8 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2018Filing

NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATIONfiled by NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION, PAUL UNGER PLLCIts PAC: Ncta - the Internet & Television Association PAC

Telecommunications · Homeland Security · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Copyright/Patent/Trademark +1 more8 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2018Filing

NOBEL BIZ INCfiled by KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP

Telecommunications6 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2018Filing

AT&T SERVICES, INC (FORMERLY SBC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)filed by LAW OFFICES OF BERNARD WUNDER (FKA WUNDER & LILLEY)

Telecommunications · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV5 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2018Filing

NEUSTARfiled by PERRY BAYLISS GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC

Computer Industry · Telecommunications4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2017Filing

COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONIts PAC: Competitive Carriers Association PAC

Telecommunications · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2017Filing

COMCAST CORPORATIONfiled by PAUL UNGER PLLCIts PAC: Comcast Corp. & Nbcuniversal PAC

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV1 filing · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2017Filing

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIESfiled by MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLCIts PAC: Verizon Communications, Inc. PAC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Copyright/Patent/Trademark · Intelligence · Telecommunications +1 more1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2017Filing

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIESfiled by VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES

Telecommunications · Intelligence · Copyright/Patent/Trademark · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +3 more1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2017Filing

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