Anti-Spoofing Penalties Modernization Act of 2021

II Calendar No. 210 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 594 To double the existing penalties for the provision of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 4, 2021 Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. PETERS, Mr. WARNOCK, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, and Ms. HASSAN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation DECEMBER 17, 2021 Reported by Ms. CANTWELL, without amendment A BILL To double the existing penalties for the provision of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Anti-Spoofing Pen- 4 alties Modernization Act of 2021’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:31 Dec 19, 2021 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S594.RS S594 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 594 RS SEC. 2. INCREASING PENALTIES FOR SPOOFERS. 1 Section 227(e)(5) of the Communications Act of 2 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(e)(5)) is amended— 3 (1) in subparagraph (A)(i)— 4 (A) by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting 5 ‘‘$20,000’’; and 6 (B) by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and insert- 7 ing ‘‘$2,000,000’’; and 8 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ 9 and inserting ‘‘$20,000’’. 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:31 Dec 19, 2021 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S594.RS S594 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:31 Dec 19, 2021 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S594.RS S594 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS Calendar No. 210 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 594 A BILL To double the existing penalties for the provision of misleading or inaccurate caller identification in- formation. DECEMBER 17, 2021 Reported without amendment VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:31 Dec 19, 2021 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\S594.RS S594 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS