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H.R. 5126, the Truth in Caller ID Act of 2006 Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, Hearing, May 18, 2006. Link to Witness List & Prepared Testimony “Phone spoofing is a practice by which a caller causes a phone number other than their own to appear on a caller ID or similar display. EPIC said …
CRS report, Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 109th Congress, May 12, 2006 (37 pages, PDF) White House: President Bush Discusses Border Security and Immigration Reform in Arizona, Yuma Sector Border Patrol Headquarters Yuma, Arizona, May 18, 2006 White House, Comprehensive Immigration Reform White House Fact Sheet: President Requests Funds to Strengthen Border Security, May …
Following up on May 12, 2006 posting, Info On Pentagon Phone Surveillance Program Generates Legal and Political Ramifications, see today’s press release from Rep. Ed Markey, Letter to FCC Regarding the Legality of Telco Complicity in Phone Records Mining: Today Representative Markey sent a letter to the Chairman of the Federal Communications Committee (FCC) requesting …
FTC press release: “The Federal Trade Commission today told the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Committee that in the effort to reconcile the beneficial uses of Social Security Numbers with the threats to consumer privacy, “The challenge is to find the proper balance between the …
Press release: “Reps. Jane Harman (D-CA) and John Conyers (D-MI) today introduced the Lawful Intelligence and Surveillance of Terrorists in an Emergency by NSA Act (The LISTEN Act). The Act makes clear that any attempt to listen in on Americans or collect telephone or e-mail records must be conducted in accordance with the Foreign Intelligence …
As reported by Declan McCullagh, the text of new legislation to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require recipients of universal service support for schools and libraries to protect minors from commercial social networking websites and chat rooms.
“The Committee on Energy and Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 4127) to protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information, and to provide for nationwide notice in the event of a security breach, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment and …
LA Times: The Fine Art of Legislation Appellation – “If you want your bill to be noticed, a snappy acronym beats S. 1955 any old time.” Related reference: See the LLRX.com monthly column, CongressLine, authored by Paul Jenks.
California Online Voter Guide: “Now in its 13th edition, the 2006 guide serves up nonpartisan information on the statewide propositions and all of the congressional, legislative, and statewide constitutional office candidates in this election. This voter guide will be updated throughout the election season.”
Press release, May 2, 2006: “In an effort to increase taxpayers’ access to federally funded research, U.S. Senators Joe Lieberman (D-CT) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the bi-partisan Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006, today. The bill requires every federal agency with an annual research budget of more than $100 million to implement a …
Press release: “This network neutrality bill has essentially three parts. The first part articulates overall broadband and network neutrality goals for the country, and spells out exactly what network neutrality means and puts it into the statute so that it will possess the force of law. The second part embodies reasonable exceptions to the general …
ALA’s new e-advocacy site (requires free registration). Currently has sources arranged in the following areas: Federal Issues, Grassroots Resources and a Media Center (that provides links to radio, TV, newspaper and magazines specific to your zip code).
