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Senator John Edwards introduced the National Cyber Security Leadership Act of 2003, S. 187, “A bill to provide for the elimination of significant vulnerabilities in the information technology of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.” For more information, see this Government Computer News article.
The House BlackBerry communication program, initiated in 2001, provided all members with the device, and paid for the associated e-mail service (to the tune of $6 million). The adoption of this wireless technology was related to the events of 9/11. However, Congress is now caught in an uncomfortable position concerning its continued use of the …
The website for the Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives provides quick access to a wealth of information for the 108th Congress, including: an official, searchable list of members (by name or state), links to Democratic and Republican leadership data, links to House Floor Proceedings for the last 7 legislative days, …
This is actually a new posting on yet another net taxes moratorium bill, this one sponsored by Virginia Senator George Allen . “Senator Allen’s legislation will permanently ban taxes on Internet access, as well as taxes on Internet transactions by multiple jurisdictions, and discriminatory taxes that unfairly target Internet transactions.” The bill, the Internet Tax …
Senator Tom Harkin issued a written request on January 13 to Daniel K. Inouye Chair, Subcommittee on Defense U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriation, for a hearing to investigate the work of the Total Information Awareness Project. Quoting the Senator, “The Total Information Awareness project raises serious issues of privacy violations and legality, the choice of …
According to this press release from the House Committee on Financial Services, Rep. James A. Leach reintroduced the Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act in the 108th Congress. See H.R. 566 for the text of this bill from the 107th Congress. The new bill number is H.R. 21 (not yet available on Thomas). For reference, …
The 108th Congress commenced today with an agenda of technolgy related issues that mirrors those of the 107th Congress. Legislation on privacy, digital rights management, spam, internet taxation and net gambling will continue to generate controversy, heavy lobbying from the entertainment industry, and inevitably consumer dissatisfaction as many of these issues remain unresolved.
New legislation signed by the President has altered the copyright landscape for distance educators who may now use excerpts from recordings of dramatic literary and musical works — such as plays, musicals, and operas — on course Web sites without seeking permission from the copyright owners.
This site, Congress Merge, allows you to quickly and easily access information on your elected representatives from one convenient location. Simply click on the name of your state via a text link or a state map, and obtain bios, web sites, contact info (phone, fax, snail and email addresses), maps and directions to offices of …
The University of Michigan Library Documents Center maintains a simple but handytext list of e-mail addresses and web sites for members of the 107th Congress.
