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S 2029 106th Congress Senate

Know Your Caller Act of 2000

Official title: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit telemarketers from interfering with the caller identification service of any person to whom a teleph… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit telemarketers from interfering with the caller identification service of any person to whom a telephone solicitation is made, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 3, 2000 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedureCaller ID telephone serviceCivil actions and liabilityCommerce
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Sep 20, 2000
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Feb 3, 2000
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb 3, 2000
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 20, 2000

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Know Your Caller Act of 2000 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to make it unlawful for any person or entity making a telephone solicitation to interfere with or circumvent a caller identification service from accessing or providing the call recipient with identifying information about the call.

Directs the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe regulations implementing such prohibition. Provides a cause of action for a person or entity, or a State attorney general on behalf of its residents, for violations of such prohibition or regulations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 3, 2000
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 3, 2000
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Feb 3, 2000
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Feb 3, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2029: Know Your Caller Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2029/
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"S. 2029: Know Your Caller Act of 2000." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2029/.
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S. 2029, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2029/.
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