[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
ELECTRONICS
Amendments
Electronic commerce: recognize digital and other forms of
authentication as an alternative to existing paperbased methods
and establish uniform national framework for electronic
authentication (S. 2107), S12627 [15OC], S12628 [15OC], S12656
[15OC]
Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic
eavesdropping (H.R. 2369), H862 [5MR]
Analyses
Encryption Protects the Rights of Individuals From Violation and
Abuse in Cyberspace Act (S. 2067), S4723-S4725 [12MY]
Software Trade Secrets Protection Act (S. 1692), S1158-S1160 [27FE]
Appointments
Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce, H11721 [17DE]
Articles and editorials
GOP Feuding About Lobbyist--Boehner, DeLay Blast Each Other on
McCurdy Job, H10987 [15OC]
No Democrat Need Apply, House GOP Tells Lobby, H10986 [15OC]
Bills and resolutions
Computers: examination and disclosure of certain source codes,
programs and software, (see S. 1692), S1155 [27FE]
------ promote online commerce and communications and protect
consumers and service providers from unsolicited commercial
electronic mail, (see H.R. 4124), H5296 [24JN]
------ use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and
security, (see S. 2067), S4712 [12MY]
Congressional Research Service: make certain information available
to the public on the Internet, (see S. 1578), S113 [28JA], (see
H.R. 3131), H100 [28JA]
Electronic commerce: recognize digital and other forms of
authentication as an alternative to existing paperbased methods
and establish uniform national framework for electronic
authentication, (see S. 2107), S5322 [21MY]
FEC: require electronic preservation and filing of reports by
certain persons and require such reports to be made available
through the Internet, (see H.R. 3174), H385 [5FE]
Government: require that recipients of payments have the option to
receive such payments by electronic funds transfer or by check,
(see H.R. 3099), H62 [27JA]
Income: establish protections for recipients of Federal payments
made by electronic funds transfer, (see H.R. 4311), H6186 [22JY]
------ exemption from the requirement that all Federal payments be
made by electronic funds transfer, (see H.R. 4405), H7289 [5AU]
IRS: provide electronic access to certain information on the
Internet, (see S. 1901), S2968 [1AP]
Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic
eavesdropping (H.R. 2369), consideration, (see H. Res. 377),
H850 [4MR]
Tariff: audio system electrical transformers, (see H.R. 3402, S.
1854), S2489 [24MR], H903 [5MR], (see H.R. 3507), H1336 [19MR]
------ loudspeakers not mounted in their enclosures, (see H.R. 3403,
S. 1853), S2489 [24MR], (see S. 2439), S9940 [3SE], H903 [5MR],
(see H.R. 3508), H1336 [19MR]
------ loudspeakers parts, (see H.R. 3401, S. 1852), S2489 [24MR],
(see S. 2438), S9939 [3SE], H903 [5MR], (see H.R. 3509), H1336
[19MR]
Taxation: treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral
equipment, (see H.R. 3304), H754 [3MR]
Letters
Congressional Research Service information available to the public
on the Internet: Senators Warner and Ford, Committee on Rules
(Senate), S8561 [20JY], S8562 [20JY]
----- Stanley M. Brand, S8559 [20JY]
----- several Senators, S8561 [20JY]
Copyright protection technologies in analog videocassette recorders:
William A. Krepick, Macrovision Corp., S12376 [12OC]
Make certain Congressional Research Service information available to
the public on the Internet: Stanley M. Brand, S124 [28JA]
----- several organizations, S124 [28JA]
Omnibus Patent Act: Daniel Fisher, Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers, S7936 [10JY]
------ George Scalise, Semiconductor Industry Association, S7936
[10JY]
------ William T. Archey, American Electronics Association, S7936
[10JY]
Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act: Anthony G. Jordan,
American Legion, E531 [31MR]
------ Kenneth A. Steadman, VFW, E540 [1AP]
Remarks in House
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy
and security, E1640 [7AU]
----- use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and
security (H.R. 695), H1701 [30MR], H1702 [30MR], E529 [31MR],
E531 [31MR], E532 [31MR], E540 [1AP], E542 [1AP], E973 [22MY],
E1032 [4JN]
Congressional Research Service: make certain information available
to the public on the Internet (H.R. 3131), E29 [28JA]
FEC: require electronic preservation and filing of reports by
certain persons and require such reports to be made available
through the Internet (H.R. 3174), H338 [5FE]
------ require electronically filed reports and to make such reports
available to the public within 24 hours of receipt (H.R. 2109),
H10196 [8OC], H10197 [8OC]
Israel: regulation and control of encryption products and
technology relative to terrorism, E973 [22MY]
Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic
eavesdropping (H.R. 2369), H858-H863 [5MR]
----- strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic
eavesdropping (H.R. 2369), consideration (H. Res. 377), H857
[5MR], H858 [5MR]
Republican Party: condemn actions relative to president of the
Electronics Industry Association, H10986 [15OC]
Zlan, Ltd.: tribute, E1398 [23JY]
Remarks in Senate
Americans for Computer Privacy (organization): tribute to media
campaign relative to computer encryption products, S9419 [30JY]
Computers: examination and disclosure of certain source codes,
programs and software (S. 1692), S1156 [27FE]
----- examination and disclosure of certain source codes, programs,
and software, S4491 [7MY]
------ regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial
electronic mail, S4699 [12MY], S4701 [12MY]
------ use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and
security (S. 2067), S4715-S4726 [12MY], S6437-S6440 [17JN],
S8236-S8238 [15JY], S8376 [16JY], S9419 [30JY] use, sale, and
export of encryption products for privacy and security (S. 376),
S3114-S3116 [2AP]
------ use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and
security, S10515 [17SE], S12151 [9OC], S12617 [15OC], S12851
[21OC]
Congressional Research Service: make certain information available
to the public on the Internet, S8558-S8563 [20JY]
----- make certain information available to the public on the
Internet (S. 1578), S123-S126 [28JA], S675 [11FE], S781 [12FE]
Conservation of energy: promote energy conservation investments in
Federal facilities (S. 1375), S11187 [30SE]
Copyrights: protection technologies in analog videocassette
recorders, S12376 [12OC]
Electronic commerce: recognize digital and other forms of
authentication as an alternative to existing paperbased methods
and establish uniform national framework for electronic
authentication (S. 2107), S5323 [21MY]
------ recognize digital and other forms of authentication as an
alternative to existing paperbased methods and establish uniform
national framework for electronic authentication, S11325 [2OC]
recognize digital and other forms of authentication as an
alternative to existing paperbased methods and establish uniform
national framework for electronic authentication (S. 2107),
S11691 [7OC], S12627-S12630 [15OC], S12684 [20OC]
IRS: provide electronic access to certain information on the
Internet, S4401 [6MY], S4428 [6MY]
----- provide electronic access to certain information on the
Internet (S. 1901), S2981 [1AP]
Semitool, Inc.: SBA Entrepreneurial Success Award recipient, S5029
[18MY]
Tariff: audio system electrical transformers (S. 1854), S2489
[24MR]
------ loudspeakers not mounted in their enclosures (S. 1853), S2489
[24MR]
------ loudspeakers parts (S. 1852), S2489 [24MR]
Telecommunications: State regulation of citizens band radio
frequency interference with residential electronic or telephone
equipment, S4691-S4693 [12MY]
Reports filed
Consideration of H.R. 2369, Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act:
Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 377) (H. Rept. 105-427),
H850 [4MR]
Government Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2107) (S. Rept. 105-
335), S10517 [17SE]
Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce (House)
(H.R. 2369) (H. Rept. 105-425), H754 [3MR]
Summaries
Government Paperwork Elimination Act (S. 2107), S12685 [20OC]
Texts of
H. Res. 377, consideration of H.R. 2369, Wireless Privacy
Enhancement Act, H857 [5MR]
H.R. 2109, Campaign Finance Sunshine Act, H10196 [8OC]
S. 1578, make certain Congressional Research Service information
available to the public on the Internet, S124 [28JA]
S. 1618, strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers,
S4704-S4709 [12MY]
S. 1692, Software Trade Secrets Protection Act, S1157 [27FE]
S. 1852, tariff on loudspeaker parts, S2489 [24MR]
S. 1853, tariff on loudspeakers not mounted in their enclosures,
S2489 [24MR]
S. 1854, tariff on audio system electrical transformers, S2490
[24MR]
S. 2067, Encryption Protects the Rights of Individuals From
Violation and Abuse in Cyberspace Act, S4716-S4721 [12MY]
S. 2107, Government Paperwork Elimination Act, S12629 [15OC]