US Congress House Bill 1110 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Engrossed on December 16 2009 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-12-16 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

PHONE Act of 2009

Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-12-16		Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2009-12-16		Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2009-12-16		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)
2009-12-16		Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H15420)
2009-12-15		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 The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
2009-12-15		DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1110.
2009-12-15		Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H14896-14897)
2009-12-15		Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2009-11-02		Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 183.
2009-11-02		Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-321.
2009-10-07		Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2009-10-07		Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2009-10-05		Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
2009-03-16		Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2009-02-23		Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1110/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1110/BILLS-111hr1110ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1110/BILLS-111hr1110rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1110/BILLS-111hr1110eh.pdf