HR 1110 · 111th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

PHONE Act of 2009

Introduced 2009-02-23· Sponsored by Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2009-12-16)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2009-12-16
Roll #986
Yea 418Nay 1
Democrats
249 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
169 Yea·1 Nay
PassedHouse · 2009-12-16
Roll #986
Yea 418Nay 1
Democrats
249 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
169 Yea·1 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source 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.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 1110, Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2009

Oct 19, 2009

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on October 7, 2009</p>

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H.R. 1110, Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2009

Oct 19, 2009

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on October 7, 2009

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (4)

3 Democrats1 Republican