H.R. 251 - Truth in Caller ID Act of 2007
- Sponsor:
- Eliot Engel
- Summary:
- To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in the House on June 12, 2007
PASSED by voice vote on June 13, 2007.
Truth in Caller ID Act of 2007
H.R. 251 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- At OpenCongress
- Title
- To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Truth in Caller ID Act of 2007
- Sponsor
- Eliot Engel
- Co-Sponsors
- Joe Barton
- Marsha Blackburn
- Frederick Boucher
- Dan Burton
- Stephen Buyer
- Ken Calvert
- Barbara Cubin
- Norman Dicks
- Philip English
- Anna Eshoo
- Vito Fossella
- Elton Gallegly
- Paul Gillmor
- Barton Gordon
- Jay Inslee
- Sheila Jackson-Lee
- Nita Lowey
- John McHugh
- Tim Murphy
- Sue Myrick
- F. Sensenbrenner
- John Shimkus
- Edolphus Towns
- Geoff Davis
- Russ Carnahan
- John Kuhl
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers
- Dave Reichert
- Doris Matsui
- Jean Schmidt
- Carol Shea-Porter
- Subjects
- Telecommunication
- Administrative procedure
- Broadband
- Business
- Consumer education
- Consumer protection
- Consumers
- Executive departments
- Federal Trade Commission
- Fraud
- Identification devices
- Independent regulatory commissions
- Internet
- Law
- Restrictive trade practices
- Telephone
- Wireless communication
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 1/05/2007 Referred to Committee Passed House 6/13/2007 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result currently selected House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. 6/13/2007 PASSED by voice vote Action Date Description Introduced 1/05/2007 1/05/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 2/02/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. 2/28/2007 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 2/28/2007 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . 2/28/2007 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 3/15/2007 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Put on a legislative calendar 3/15/2007 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. 6/11/2007 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-188. Put on a legislative calendar 6/11/2007 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 112. 6/12/2007 Mr. Markey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. 6/12/2007 Considered under suspension of the rules. 6/12/2007 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 251. currently selected House Vote on Passage 6/13/2007 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. 6/13/2007 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Total contributions given to House members within 30 days of the vote "On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote." from Telecommunications, which…
supported this bill
| Telecommunications |
opposed this bill
| Contributor | Interest group | Amount | Date | House member | Party | State | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 3 Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 5/15/07 | Mark Udall | D | CO-2 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $2,500 | 5/15/07 | Mark Udall | D | CO-2 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $260 | 5/15/07 | Earl Pomeroy | D | ND | Yes |
| Mcaden, Dennis | Telecommunications | $275 | 5/17/07 | William Thornberry | R | TX-13 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $2,000 | 5/17/07 | Earl Pomeroy | D | ND | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 5/18/07 | Diana DeGette | D | CO-1 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 5/19/07 | Bobby Rush | D | IL-1 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 5/19/07 | Thomas Latham | R | IA-4 | Yes |
| Level 3 Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 5/21/07 | Barton Gordon | D | TN-6 | Yes |
| Helmsen, Eric J | Telecommunications | $500 | 5/23/07 | Timothy Ryan | D | OH-17 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 5/23/07 | Jim Jordan | R | OH-4 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 5/23/07 | John Shadegg | R | AZ-3 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 5/23/07 | Rick Larsen | D | WA-2 | Yes |
| American Teleservices Assn | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 5/25/07 | Heather Wilson | R | NM-1 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $2,000 | 6/1/07 | John Dingell | D | MI-15 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 6/1/07 | Bruce Braley | D | IA-1 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 6/1/07 | Eric Cantor | R | VA-7 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $500 | 6/1/07 | Lee Terry | R | NE-2 | Yes |
| Lee, Claude | Telecommunications | $500 | 6/4/07 | Gabrielle Giffords | D | AZ-8 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 6/4/07 | George Radanovich | R | CA-19 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 6/5/07 | Marsha Blackburn | R | TN-7 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $500 | 6/5/07 | Jay Inslee | D | WA-1 | Yes |
| Comptel/Alts | Telecommunications | $2,000 | 6/6/07 | Heather Wilson | R | NM-1 | Yes |
| Miller, Brian P | Telecommunications | $1,500 | 6/6/07 | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | NY-20 | Yes |
| Nelson, Phil | Telecommunications | $500 | 6/11/07 | Adrian Smith | R | NE-3 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 6/11/07 | Baron Hill | D | IN-9 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 6/11/07 | David Loebsack | D | IA-2 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 6/11/07 | Timothy Walz | D | MN-1 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $260 | 6/11/07 | Adrian Smith | R | NE-3 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $260 | 6/11/07 | Darlene Hooley | D | OR-5 | Yes |
| Gimnich, Jerry | Telecommunications | $500 | 6/13/07 | Samuel Johnson | R | TX-3 | Yes |
| Comptel/Alts | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 6/14/07 | Christopher Cannon | R | UT-3 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,500 | 6/14/07 | Steven Pearce | R | NM-2 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 6/14/07 | John Barrow | D | GA-12 | Yes |
| Hawaiian Telcom Communications | Telecommunications | $2,300 | 6/18/07 | Neil Abercrombie | D | HI-1 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $2,500 | 6/18/07 | Darlene Hooley | D | OR-5 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $2,000 | 6/18/07 | Lee Terry | R | NE-2 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 6/18/07 | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | R | WA-5 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 6/18/07 | Charles Gonzalez | D | TX-20 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 6/18/07 | Gabrielle Giffords | D | AZ-8 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 6/18/07 | Jerry Moran | R | KS-1 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 6/18/07 | Lamar Smith | R | TX-21 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 6/19/07 | Albert Wynn | D | MD-4 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 6/20/07 | Michele Bachmann | R | MN-6 | Yes |
| Comptel/Alts | Telecommunications | $2,500 | 6/21/07 | Louise Slaughter | D | NY-28 | Yes |
| Gips, Donald H | Telecommunications | $2,300 | 6/21/07 | Mark Udall | D | CO-2 | Yes |
| Gips, Donald H | Telecommunications | $2,300 | 6/21/07 | Mark Udall | D | CO-2 | Yes |
| Level 3 Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 6/21/07 | Brian Baird | D | WA-3 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $2,000 | 6/21/07 | Adrian Smith | R | NE-3 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 6/21/07 | Ed Perlmutter | D | CO-7 | Yes |
| Boyd, Louis J | Telecommunications | $500 | 6/23/07 | Maurice Hinchey | D | NY-22 | Yes |
| Dropkin, Philip I | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 6/23/07 | Maurice Hinchey | D | NY-22 | Yes |
| Michailescu, Nick H | Telecommunications | $500 | 6/23/07 | Maurice Hinchey | D | NY-22 | Yes |
| Suehnholz, Catherine | Telecommunications | $250 | 6/23/07 | Maurice Hinchey | D | NY-22 | Yes |
| Suehnholz, Keith | Telecommunications | $2,000 | 6/23/07 | Maurice Hinchey | D | NY-22 | Yes |
| Supak, Darrell J Col | Telecommunications | $250 | 6/23/07 | Maurice Hinchey | D | NY-22 | Yes |
| Notebaert, Richard | Telecommunications | $2,300 | 6/25/07 | Joe Donnelly | D | IN-2 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $2,000 | 6/25/07 | John Dingell | D | MI-15 | Yes |
| Kt Tam, Gilbert | Telecommunications | $250 | 6/26/07 | Neil Abercrombie | D | HI-1 | Yes |
| Pribyl, James C | Telecommunications | $250 | 6/26/07 | Mark Udall | D | CO-2 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 6/26/07 | David Wu | D | OR-1 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 6/26/07 | Earl Blumenauer | D | OR-3 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 6/26/07 | John Salazar | D | CO-3 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 6/26/07 | Nicholas Lampson | D | TX-22 | Yes |
| Telecommunications Industry Assn | Telecommunications | $2,300 | 6/26/07 | John Dingell | D | MI-15 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 6/27/07 | John Duncan | R | TN-2 | Yes |
| Level 3 Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 6/28/07 | Lee Terry | R | NE-2 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,500 | 6/28/07 | Samuel Graves | R | MO-6 | Yes |
| Crowe, James O | Telecommunications | $2,300 | 6/30/07 | Mark Udall | D | CO-2 | Yes |
| Crowe, Pamela L | Telecommunications | $2,300 | 6/30/07 | Mark Udall | D | CO-2 | Yes |
| Telecommunications Industry Assn | Telecommunications | $2,300 | 7/3/07 | Joe Barton | R | TX-6 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 7/11/07 | Deborah Pryce | R | OH-15 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 7/11/07 | Harry Mitchell | D | AZ-5 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 7/11/07 | Paul Ryan | R | WI-1 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 7/11/07 | Randy Neugebauer | R | TX-19 | Yes |
| Qwest Communications | Telecommunications | $1,000 | 7/11/07 | Thomas Davis | R | VA-11 | Yes |
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
