3.0.0 2661 2020-02-12T18:55:27Z 2020-02-12T18:55:27Z Senate S S 2008-02-25 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-02-25T23:02:37Z 2008-02-25 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2008-02-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1126-1127) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-02-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. N N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2008-02-25 True S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. 2008-02-25 True Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liability Commerce Electronic commerce Electronic mail systems Federal preemption Fines (Penalties) Fraud Government Operations and Politics Identity theft Intellectual property Internet Law Local laws Names Science, Technology, Communications State laws Trademarks Web sites Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2008-02-25 Introduced in Senate 2008-05-22T20:56:35Z Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act of 2008 or the APCPA - Makes it unlawful for a person to fraudulently: (1) solicit identifying information from a protected computer; (2) use a domain name in violation of the Trademark Act of 1946; (3) use a domain name in an electronic mail message, an instant message, or on a Web page; or (4) register a domain name in any domain name registration authority.

Makes it unlawful for a domain name authority to replace or materially alter the contents of, or restrict access to, any domain name registrant's name or other identifying information in any domain name registration authority database if the authority has received written notice that the use of such domain name is in violation of any provision of this Act.

Authorizes civil actions by state officials (except during the pendency of a federal action), interactive computer services, and trademark owners.

Provides for enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and certain other agencies.

Provides for fines and/or imprisonment for violators.

Preempts inconsistent state laws, but allows state laws that provide greater protection.

]]> APCPA Short Titles as Introduced APCPA Short Titles as Introduced Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act of 2008 Display Title APCPA Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-02-25T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2661is/xml/BILLS-110s2661is.xml 2008-02-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.