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Democratic Policy Committee Report on S.J. Res. 1, the Marriage Protection Amendment, June 5, 2006. Related documents and news: S.J.RES.1, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage. U.S. Senator Wayne Allard (R-Colorado) statement on June 6, 2006 regarding the Marriage Protection Amendment that is currently being …
Federalism, Democratic Values and the Federal Marriage Amendment: “This morning the Center for American Progress, in partnership with the Cato Institute, welcomed the perspectives of four legal experts on the Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA) up for vote in the Senate this week. The panelists were Dale Carpenter, law professor at the University of Minnesota; Louis …
Press release, May 31, 2006: “Gov. Lynch today signed Senate Bill 334, which will allows victims of identity theft to ask their credit reporting agency for a “credit freeze.” Once they do, their credit reports cannot be forwarded without their consent or involvement, which will help prevent identity thieves from using people’s good credit against …
Fact sheet – Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Improving Worksite Enforcement, June 1, 2006 President Discusses Comprehensive Immigration Reform, United States Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C., June 1, 2006 Related links and government documents: National Immigration Law Center: Senate Approves Sweeping but Flawed Immigration Reform Bill: The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006, May 30, 2006 National …
Following up on previous postings about Connecticut librarians gagged by the FBI’s use of the National Security Letter provision of the Patriot Act, news from an ACLU press conference on the identity of the librarians and their respective statements as follows: Barbara Bailey Peter Chase George Christian Janet Nocek
H.R. 3997, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA), May 26, 2006 – Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 24, 2006 H.R. 4127, Financial Data Protection Act of 2006, May 26, 2006 – Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House …
“An Insiders View of the U.S. Serial Set is a free whitepaper authored by Andrea Sevetson, former documents librarian at University of California, Berkley, and 1996-97 GODORT Chair who is now an Information Professional Consultant with LexisNexis.”
Follow-up to previous postings on net neutrality, today the House passed the Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006 [H.R. 5417], on a 20-13 vote.
Press release, May 24, 2006: “U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Arlen Specter (R-PA) today introduced legislation (22 pages, PDF) that would reaffirm that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is the exclusive means by which our government can conduct electronic surveillance of U.S. persons on U.S. soil for foreign intelligence purposes.”
Press release, May 19, 2006: “U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Byron Dorgan (D-ND), members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today introduced legislation that would preserve the open and democratic character of the Internet. The Internet Freedom Preservation Act (9 pages, PDF) would ensure that all content, applications and services are …
May 17, 2006: Report on the Progress of the DNI in Implementing the “Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004” (12 pages, PDF)
5/18/2006 – Press release: Sensenbrenner, Conyers Introduce Bipartisan Net Neutrality Legislation [H.R. 5417: Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006] Related documents and links: The Economics of Net Neutrality, Robert W. Hahn, Scott Wallsten. Related Publication 06-13. Apr 2006. “This essay examines the economics of ‘net neutrality’ and broadband Internet access. We argue that mandating …
