[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 165 (Thursday, November 17, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1508]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. SUZANNE BONAMICI

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 17, 2016

  Ms. BONAMICI. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to be in Washington, D.C. on 
November 14, 2016, because my flight from Oregon was delayed because of 
maintenance issues. If I had been present I would have voted in favor 
of H.R. 985, the Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and 
Promotion Act, and H.R. 2669, the Anti-Spoofing Act of 2016.
   H.R. 985 allows producers of concrete masonry to collaborate on a 
coordinated research and education program to develop and improve 
markets for concrete masonry products. The bill authorizes the 
Department of Commerce to oversee the board administering the program. 
If I had been present I would have voted for the bill.
   H.R. 2669 expands current consumer protections to prohibit the 
transmission of inaccurate caller-ID information over text messages or 
Voice-over-Internet (ViOP) calls. Under current law, only voice calls 
are protected from inaccurate caller-ID information. Additionally, the 
bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Federal 
Trade Commission (FTC) to provide consumers with information to help 
identify scams that are perpetrated using inaccurate caller-ID 
information. If I had been present I would have voted for the bill.

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