H.R. 1110 — 111th Congress
PHONE Act of 2009
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Latest action
Dec 16, 2009Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
CRS summary
As of Dec 16, 2009Passed House amended
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 "telephone call," 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.
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Roll-call votes
1 on recordDec 16, 2009 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Full roll call161 of 434 recorded votes are not yet matched to a member profile.
Yea — 418: 140 D · 123 R
Nay — 1
| Member | State |
|---|---|
| PAUL, Ronald Ernest | TX |
Not Voting — 15: 7 D · 3 R
| Member | State |
|---|---|
| DICKS, Norman DeValois | WA |
| LINDER, John Elmer | GA |
| RADANOVICH, George P. | CA |
| YOUNG, Charles William | FL |
| BONNER, Jr., Josiah Robins | AL |
| Ed Pastor | AZ |
| Jackie Speier | CA |
| Michael M. Honda | CA |
| James A. Himes | CT |
| Mazie K. Hirono | HI |
| John Conyers, Jr. | MI |
| Marcy Kaptur | OH |
| Phil Gingrey | GA |
| Dean Heller | NV |
| Frank R. Wolf | VA |
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