Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1110
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2009-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-23
text: 
Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement Act of 2009 or the PHONE Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit: (1) using or providing false caller ID information with the wrongful intent to obtain anything of value or with the intent to deceive the recipient of a call about the idenity of the caller; or (2) attempts or conspiracies to do so. Exempts from such prohibitions authorized activities of a U.S. law enforcement or intelligence agency. Provides for criminal forfeiture of any gains from violations of this Act and any equipment, software or other technology used to commit such violations. 

Establishes fraud crimes related to electronic mail and caller ID spoofing as predicates for money laundering prosecutions. 

action_date: 2009-11-02
text: 
Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement Act of 2009 or the PHONE Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) impose a fine, a five-year prison term, or both, on anyone who knowingly uses or provides, in interstate or foreign commerce, false caller ID information with intent to wrongfully obtain anything of value; (2) impose a fine, a one-year prison term, or both, on anyone who knowingly provides caller ID information with the intent to deceive the recipient of the call about the identify of the caller; and (3) prohibit attempts or conspiracies to commit such acts. Exempts from such prohibitions authorized activities of a U.S. law enforcement or intelligence agency. Provides for criminal forfeiture of any gains from violations of this Act and of any equipment, software, or other technology used to commit such violations. 
 
Expands the definition of &quot;telephone call,&quot; for purposes of this Act, to mean a call made or received using any real time voice communications service, regardless of the technology or network used. 
 
Establishes fraud crimes related to electronic mail and caller ID spoofing as predicates for money laundering prosecutions.

action_date: 2009-12-16
text: 
Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement Act of 2009 or the PHONE Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) impose a fine, a five-year prison term, or both, on anyone who knowingly uses or provides to another, in interstate or foreign commerce, false caller ID information with intent to wrongfully obtain anything of value; and (2) impose a fine, a one-year prison term, or both, on anyone who knowingly provides caller ID information with the intent to deceive the recipient of the call about the identify of the caller. Exempts from such prohibitions authorized activities of a U.S. law enforcement or intelligence agency. Provides for criminal forfeiture of any gains from violations of this Act and of any equipment, software, or other technology used to commit such violations. 
 
Expands the definition of &quot;telephone call,&quot; for purposes of this Act, to mean a call made or received using any real time voice communications service, regardless of the technology or network used. 
 
Establishes fraud crimes related to electronic mail and caller ID spoofing as predicates for money laundering prosecutions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 418 - 1 (Roll no. 986). (text: CR 12/15/2009 H14896)
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 418 - 1 (Roll no. 986).(text: CR 12/15/2009 H14896)
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H15420)
action_date: 2009-12-15
text: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Conyers objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
action_date: 2009-12-15
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1110.
action_date: 2009-12-15
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H14896-14897)
action_date: 2009-12-15
text: Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2009-11-02
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 183.
action_date: 2009-11-02
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-321.
action_date: 2009-11-02
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-321.
action_date: 2009-10-07
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2009-10-07
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2009-10-05
text: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
action_date: 2009-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2009-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-23
text: Introduced in House