{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://sinema.house.gov/latest-news/sinema-young-support-bipartisan-legislation-to-combat-caller-id-scams/", "Sinema, Young Support Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Caller ID Scams", "2016-11-16", "2016", "2016-11", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Kyrsten Sinema", "S001191", "sinema.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09) and Congressman David Young (IA-03), co-chairs of the\u00a0Bipartisan Task Force to Combat Identity Theft and Fraud, applauded the passage of the\u00a0Anti-Spoofing Act of 2015, bipartisan legislation introduced by Congresswoman Grace Meng (NY-06) to crack down on telephone scams that defraud millions of American families.\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\tCaller ID spoofing changes the names and phone numbers displayed on recipients\u2019 caller IDs to make it appear they are calling from a trusted source like a government agency, bank, police department, or hospital. Scammers then collect personal and financial information from unsuspecting victims.\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\u201cScammers often use fraudulent caller IDs\u00a0to trick victims into\u00a0giving personal information or money,\u201d said Congresswoman Sinema. \u201cThis legislation is a bipartisan,\u00a0commonsense\u00a0solution that puts an end to this manipulative practice and protects Arizonans from financial scams and fraud.\u201d\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\u201cScammers and fraudsters too often steal folks\u2019 personal information and hard-earned money by nefariously posing as government agencies or other organizations and demanding payment or information over the phone,\u201d Congressman Young said. \u201cAs cofounder of the Bipartisan Congressional Task Force to Combat Identity Theft and Fraud, I\u2019m pleased to support this legislation, which prohibits falsified caller ID information and strengthens existing safeguards for consumers in Iowa and across the country.\u201d\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"Millions of unsuspecting Americans continue to get ripped off through this unconscionable scam,\u201d said Congresswoman Meng. \u201cWe must do all we can to combat it and my bill would go a long way towards accomplishing that critical goal. I\u2019ve heard heartbreaking stories of individuals losing thousands of dollars because scammers duped them into believing that they would be arrested or fined if they failed to immediately pay up. We cannot allow these con artists to keep preying upon innocent consumers. I applaud the House for passing my legislation and I call on the Senate to immediately approve it as well.\u00a0Many thanks to the\u00a0Task Force to Combat Identity Theft and Fraud for\u00a0its support, and for highlighting the need to act on these types of crimes.\"\u00a0\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://sinema.house.gov/latest-news/sinema-young-support-bipartisan-legislation-to-combat-caller-id-scams/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9501839522272348, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}