S 2147
Anti-Spoofing Penalties Modernization Act of 2019
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Bill overview
This bill aims to strengthen penalties for illegal caller ID spoofing, which is the practice of falsely representing the caller’s identity. It increases the fines for those who provide misleading caller information from $10,000 to $20,000 and from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000. Additionally, the bill extends the time period during which the Federal Communications Commission can pursue forfeiture penalties related to spoofing violations from two years to three years.
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