The House Commerce Committee plans to mark up...
The House Commerce Committee plans to mark up three telecom bills this week: The Anti-Spoofing Act of 2013 (HR-3670), the E-LABEL Act (HR-5161) and the Kelsey Smith Act (HR-1575). Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, had offered an amendment in the nature…
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of a substitute to the Anti-Spoofing Act, updating the Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009, “to focus the bill on specific text messaging and voice over Internet protocol services,” said the GOP memo for the markup (http://1.usa.gov/1lOjCQ5). The E-LABEL Act would remove a requirement that electronics manufacturers display a physical label of FCC approval. The Kelsey Smith Act “would require telecommunications carriers to share call location data with law enforcement when it is necessary to respond to an emergency call or in an emergency situation where a person’s life may be in danger,” the memo said. “The law also provides liability protection for companies that provide the data to law enforcement.” House Commerce lawmakers will begin the markup session Tuesday at 4 p.m. in 2123 Rayburn to give opening statements and then reconvene there at 10 a.m. Wednesday to complete the markup.