House of Representatives
House Chairs Lynch and Maloney Call on Social Media Companies to Address Violent Threats Against Federal Law Enforcement (House of Representatives)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Tue, 08/23/2022 - 15:23Reps Nadler and Thompson ask federal law enforcement officials for specifics on the government’s access to and use of Americans' (House of Representatives)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Wed, 08/17/2022 - 15:52House Lawmakers Urge Biden Administration to Co-Locate Broadband and EV Charging Infrastructure
Reps Anna G Eshoo (D-CA) and Doris Matsui (D-CA) led a letter to Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Secretary Jennifer Granholm, and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information at the National Telecommunications and Information (NTIA) Alan Davidson, urging them to use funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to build out broadband and electric vehicle charging infrastructure simultaneously.
House Commerce Committee Passes Consumer Protection Bills
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce passed six consumer protection bills during a full Committee markup on July 20, 2022. Among these are:
House Commerce Republicans Urge Biden to Nominate an FCC Inspector General (House of Representatives)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Mon, 07/18/2022 - 17:13Rep Eshoo and Sen Wyden Urge FTC to Address Deceptive Data Practices by VPN Providers (House of Representatives)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Fri, 07/15/2022 - 16:10Republicans request information on TikTok's data management and security practices regarding US user data (House of Representatives)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Thu, 07/14/2022 - 12:12US House Unanimously Passes Bill to Provide Refurbished Government Computers to US Veterans
The House of Representatives unanimously passed Rep Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)’s bipartisan bill that would help provide surplus computers to nonprofit computer refurbishers — who would then repair and distribute these federal computers to veterans and others in need. Spanberger’s Computers for Veterans and Students Act would allow certified, nonprofit refurbishing organizations to directly obtain, refurbish, and distribute repairable, surplus government computers to serve veterans, students, and seniors in need of a device.
Rep Schneider Reintroduces Legislation to Make Online Resources Available to LGBTQ Students
Rep Brad Schneider (D-IL) re-introduced legislation to ensure critical online LGBTQ resources are not blocked at schools and public libraries. Currently, public schools and libraries that receive discounted telecommunications and internet rates through the Federal Communication Commission E-Rate Program must enforce an internet safety policy that in some cases leads to the blocking of useful LGBTQ resources.