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Anti-Spoofing Penalties Modernization Act of 2021

H.R. 6320 · 117th Congress · Dec 16, 2021 · Lineage

A BILL

To double the existing penalties for the provision of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Anti-Spoofing Penalties Modernization Act of 2021”.

Sec. 2 Increasing penalties for spoofers

Section 227(e)(5) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(e)(5)) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (A)(i)—
(A)
by striking “$10,000” and inserting “$20,000”; and
(B)
by striking “$1,000,000” and inserting “$2,000,000”; and
(2)
in subparagraph (B), by striking “$10,000” and inserting “$20,000”.