[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1255]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. EARL BLUMENAUER

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 24, 2017

  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, had I been present for the vote on the 
passage of H.R. 423, the Anti-Spoofing Act (Roll Call No. 60), I would 
have voted ``aye.'' This bill would expand prohibitions on 
``spoofing,'' the changing of a cell phone's identification in order to 
mislead the recipient of a call or a text message. Fraudulent calls and 
texts are on the rise, and Congress should update the tools that law 
enforcement can use to address and prevent lawbreakers.
  Had I been present for the vote on the passage of H.R. 582, the 
Kari's Law Act (Roll Call No. 61), I would have voted ``aye.'' This 
bill would require multiline telephone systems to allow direct 
emergency 911 calls without first dialing out of the system.

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