3.0.0 1293 2023-01-15T16:48:42Z 2023-01-15T16:48:42Z Senate S S 2003-06-19 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2003-09-25T17:21:32Z Markup by 2003-09-25T16:43:03Z Referred to 2003-06-19T19:27:46Z S. Rept. 108-170 2003-10-22 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate By Senator Hatch from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 108-170. Floor 2003-10-22 By Senator Hatch from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 108-170. Committee 14900 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2003-09-25 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 288. Calendars 2003-09-25 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2003-09-25 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2003-09-25 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2003-06-19 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2003-06-19 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8238-8239) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-06-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT N L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2003-06-19 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2003-06-19 True G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2003-06-19 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2003-06-19 True D000294 Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] MICHAEL DEWINE R OH 2003-06-19 True E000286 Sen. Edwards, John [D-NC] JOHN EDWARDS D NC 2003-06-19 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2003-06-24 False B001126 Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] CONRAD BURNS R MT R. 2003-06-24 False P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2003-06-24 False M001141 Sen. Miller, Zell [D-GA] ZELL MILLER D GA 2003-06-25 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2003-06-26 False 2003-10-01T04:00:00Z S. 1293, Criminal Spam Act of 2003 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/14800 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on September 25, 2003</p> 2003-10-01T04:00:00Z S. 1293, Criminal Spam Act of 2003 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14800 Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on September 25, 2003 Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedure Civil actions and liability Commerce Computer software Computers Congress Congressional reporting requirements Conspiracy Consumer education Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation Damages Deceptive advertising Direct mail advertising Electronic commerce Electronic government information Electronic mail systems Fines (Penalties) Forfeiture Fraud Government Operations and Politics Independent regulatory commissions International Affairs International cooperation Internet Law Liability (Law) Profit Prosecution Sentences (Criminal procedure) Sentencing guidelines U.S. Sentencing Commission Web sites Science, Technology, Communications 00 2003-06-19 Introduced in Senate 2003-09-12T17:39:44Z Criminal Spam Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce: (1) accessing a protected computer without authorization and intentionally initiating the transmission of multiple commercial electronic mail messages (spam) from or through such computer; (2) using a protected computer to relay or retransmit spam with the intent to deceive or mislead recipients or any Internet access service as to the origin of such messages; (3) falsifying header information in and intentionally initiating the transmission of spam; or (4) registering for five or more electronic mail or online user accounts or two or more domain names using information that falsifies the identity of the actual registrant and intentionally initiating the transmission of spam from such accounts or domain names. Prohibits conspiring to do so.

Sets criminal and civil penalties for violations, including forfeiture to the United States of any violator's interest in property constituting or traceable to gross profits or other proceeds obtained from such offense and in any technology used or intended to be used to commit or to promote the commission of the offense.

Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and amend the sentencing guidelines and policy statements and consider providing sentencing enhancements for violations of this Act under specified circumstances.

Requires the Departments of Justice and State to report on efforts to achieve international cooperation in investigating and prosecuting spammers who engage in conduct that violates this Act. Calls for such Departments to work through international fora for such cooperation.

]]> 01 2003-09-25 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2004-01-16T17:53:47Z Criminal Spam Act of 2003 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce: (1) accessing a protected computer without authorization and intentionally initiating the transmission of multiple commercial electronic mail (e-mail) messages (spam) from or through such computer; (2) using a protected computer to relay or retransmit spam with the intent to deceive or mislead recipients or any Internet access service as to the origin of such messages; (3) falsifying header information in and intentionally initiating the transmission of spam; (4) registering for five or more e-mail or online user accounts or two or more domain names using information that falsifies the identity of the actual registrant and intentionally initiating the transmission of spam from any combination of such accounts or domain names; or (5) falsely representing the right to use five or more Internet protocol addresses and intentionally initiating the transmission of spam from such addresses. Prohibits conspiring to do so.

Sets criminal and civil penalties for violations, including forfeiture to the United States of a violator's: (1) real or personal property constituting or traceable to gross profits or other proceeds obtained from such offense; and (2) equipment, software, or other technology used or intended to be used to commit or to facilitate the commission of the offense.

Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and amend the sentencing guidelines and policy statements and consider providing sentencing enhancements for violations of this Act for convicted persons who: (1) obtained e-mail addresses through improper means, including by harvesting e-mail addresses of the users of a website, proprietary service, or other online public forum operated by another person, without that person's authorization or by randomly generating e-mail addresses by computer; or (2) knew that the commercial e-mail messages involved in the offense contained or advertised an Internet domain for which the registrant of the domain had provided false registration information.

(Sec. 3) Requires the Departments of Justice and State to report on efforts to achieve international cooperation in investigating and prosecuting spammers who engage in conduct that violates this Act. Calls for such Departments to work through international fora for such cooperation.

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