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Spoofing Prevention Act of 2016

Introduced: February 22, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Feb 22, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S912; text of measure as introduced: CR S912-913)
Feb 22, 2016
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Spoofing Prevention Act of 2016

This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to expand the prohibition against knowingly transmitting misleading or inaccurate caller identification information to apply to: (1) persons outside the United States if the recipient of the call is within the United States, and (2) text messages.

Existing caller identification requirements that apply to calls made using a telecommunications service or IP-enabled voice service are revised to apply to voice communications using resources from the North American Numbering Plan.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must publish on its website a report that identifies existing technologies that consumers can use to protect against misleading or inaccurate caller identification information.

The Government Accountability Office must report on: (1) actions taken, or actions that could be taken, by the FCC or the Federal Trade Commission to combat the fraudulent provision of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information; and (2) any recommendations to combat the fraudulent provision of such information.

What's happening now February 22, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S912; text of measure as introduced: CR S912-913)

 Related & companion bills 4
  • S 1759 Related bill Phone Scam Prevention Act of 2015
  • S 253 Related bill Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015
  • S 2644 Related bill FCC Reauthorization Act of 2016
  • HR 2669 Related bill Anti-Spoofing Act of 2016
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Feb 24, 2016
 R
Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Feb 22, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2558: Spoofing Prevention Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2558/
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"S. 2558: Spoofing Prevention Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2558/.
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S. 2558, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2558/.
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[S. 2558: Spoofing Prevention Act of 2016](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2558/)
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