"The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved legislation that would make it a crime for someone to fake their phone's outgoing Caller ID information for nefarious purposes."
House Approves Anti-Caller ID Spoofing Bill - Security Fix:
1) IN GENERAL- It shall be unlawful for any person within the United States, in connection with any telecommunications service or VOIP service, to cause any caller identification service to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information, with the intent to defraud or cause harm.
`(2) PROTECTION FOR BLOCKING CALLER IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION- Nothing in this subsection may be construed to prevent or restrict any person from blocking the capability of any caller identification service to transmit caller identification information.
`(3) REGULATIONS- Not later than 6 months after the enactment of this subsection, the Commission shall prescribe regulations to implement this subsection.
"H.R. 5126 [109th]: Truth in Caller ID Act of 2006"
GovTrack: H.R. 5126 [109th]: Text of Legislation:
