3.0.0 1540 2023-01-11T13:30:43Z 2023-01-11T13:30:43Z Senate S 2015-06-10 114 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-06-10T18:35:02Z Anti-Spoofing Act of 2016 114 2669 HR 2016-11-15 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2015-06-10 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2015-06-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2015-06-10 True C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR 2015-07-09 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2015-11-17 False Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Business records Civil actions and liability Consumer affairs Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Telephone and wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2015-06-10 Introduced in Senate 2015-07-10T21:03:25Z 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 Display Title Robocall and Call Spoofing Enforcement Improvements Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve the enforcement of prohibitions on robocalls, including fraudulent robocalls. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Robocall and Call Spoofing Enforcement Improvements Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1540is/xml/BILLS-114s1540is.xml 2015-06-10 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.