1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Anti-Spoofing Penalties Modernization Act of 2019”.
Anti-Spoofing Penalties Modernization Act of 2019
A BILL
To double the existing penalties for the provision of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information, and to extend the statute of limitations for forfeiture penalties for persons who commit such violations.
2. Increasing penalties and extending statute of limitations for spoofers
Increasing penalties— Section 227(e)(5) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(e)(5)) is amended—
in subparagraph (A)(i)—
by striking “$10,000” and inserting “$20,000”; and
by striking “$1,000,000” and inserting “$2,000,000”; and
in subparagraph (B), by striking “$10,000” and inserting “$20,000”.
Extending statute of limitations— Clause (iv) of section 227(e)(5)(A) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(e)(5)(A)) is amended—
in the heading, by striking “2-year” and inserting “3-year”; and
by striking “2 years” and inserting “3 years”.