COMPUTERS related term(s) Electronics; Technology
Addresses
Assessment of Causes of Violence in Children and Youth: Robert Garisto, S4659 [4MY]
National Policy To Improve Education: George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, H10695-H10697 [21OC]
Technical Revolution: Richard D. Fairbank, Capital One Financial Corp., S5976 [25MY]
Amendments
Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), H6844 [2AU], H6868, H6870, H6873, H6874, H6875, H6881, H6883, H6887 [3AU]
Business and industry: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), S13103 [25OC], S14881, S15122 [19NO]
Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 7), S2071, S2139 [2MR]
Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (S. 1257), S14892, S15124 [19NO]
Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), H2999 [11MY], H3026, H3030, H3031, H3032, H3033, H3035, H3039 [12MY]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (S. 96), S1913 [24FE], S4207, S4208 [26AP], S4218, S4287, S4291, S4295, S4298, S4302, S4306 [27AP], S4327, S4372, S4373, S4376, S4380, S4384, S4387 [28AP], S4467, S4468 [29AP], S6713 [8JN], S6733, S6744, S6768, S6776, S6802, S6806, S6809, S6810 [9JN], S6817, S6822, S6828, S6830, S6846, S6848, S6851, S6852, S6879, S6880 [10JN], S6996 [15JN]
Customs Service, U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1833), S10524 [5AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (S. 777), S13990, S14045 [4NO]
Electronic commerce: facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce (H.R. 1714), H11703 [8NO], H11741, H11743, H11749 [9NO]
Gambling: prohibit on the Internet (S. 692), S14865, S15117, S15120 [19NO]
Privacy Protection Study Commission: establish (S. 1901), S14576 [10NO]
Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 391), H539 [9FE], H603, H605 [11FE]
Taxation: treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (S. 542), S6468 [7JN]
———treatment of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 442), H4972 [25JN]
Trademarks: protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by amending certain trademark infringement, dilution, and counterfeiting laws (S. 1255), S10506, S10513, S10514 [5AU]
Analyses
Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (S. 1255), S7336 [21JN]
Consumer and Investor Access to Information Act (H.R. 1858), E1056-E1058 [20MY]
Domain Name Piracy Prevention Act (S. 1461), S9752 [29JY]
Electronic Rights for the 21st Century Act (S. 854), S4047-S4051 [21AP]
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments (S. 339), S1150 [3FE]
New Millennium Classrooms Act (S. 542), S2320 [4MR]
Personal Information Privacy Act (H.R. 1450), E667 [15AP]
Appointments
Commission on Online Child Protection, H10154 [18OC], H10332 [19OC]
Conferees: H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, H4851 [24JN]
———S. 96, Y2K Act, S7159 [16JN]
Web-Based Education Commission, H228 [6JA]
Articles and editorials
Be Bug-Free or Get Squashed, S6978 [15JN]
Be Bug-Free or Get Squashed—Big Companies May Soon Dump Suppliers That Aren't Y2K-Ready, S4224 [27AP]
Big Antitrust Cases Will Hurt `Little Guys', S4248 [27AP]
Bug's Legal Bite, H3009 [12MY]
Bush Gets Big Support From Silicon Valley, S8025 [1JY]
Case Closed—Lay Off Microsoft, S10377 [5AU]
Closing the Digital Divide in Our Schools, H9185 [30SE]
Commerce Report Describes Economic Benefits From Internet, H4899 [24JN]
Congress Chasing Campaign Donors Early and Often, S8024 [1JY]
End of Privacy, S14536-S14538 [10NO]
Foley Highlights Dangerous Implications of Government Restrictions Included in ``Cultural'' Bill, H4407 [16JN]
GOP Vies for Backing of High-Tech Leaders—Party Aims To Exploit Y2K Vote, CEO Summit, S8023 [1JY]
Gothic Wilderness, E792 [28AP]
Growing Compatibility Issue—Computers and User Privacy, S14539 [10NO]
``I Had a Funny Feeling in My Gut''—Soviet Officer Faced Nuclear Armageddon, S2079 [2MR]
Is Antitrust Anti-Entrepreneur?, S4248 [27AP]
Lawsuits Related to Y2K Problem Start Trickling Into the Courts, S4225 [27AP]
Lawyers Find Slim Pickings at Y2K Lawsuit, S6735 [9JN]
Lawyers Find Slim Pickings at Y2K Lawsuit Buffet, S4322 [28AP]
Liability for the Millennium Bug, S4226 [27AP], H3008 [12MY]
Loitering on the Dark Side—Columbine High Killers Fed on a Culture of Violence That Isn't About To Change, S5196 [13MY]
Microsoft Corp.—Application of Antitrust Law, S10377 [5AU]
Microsoft Rests Its Case, Ending on a Misstep, S2619 [15MR]
Microsoft Shows New Tape, and Opens a New Can of Worms, S2618 [15MR]
Microsoft Trial—Executive Admits Offering Netscape Inducements, S2618 [15MR]
Middle Ground in the Privacy War?, S14540 [10NO]
Navy—Calibration Flaw Crashed Yorktown LAN, E657 [14AP]
Nosy Parker Lives, S14538 [10NO]
Our Daily Dose of Death, E1516 [12JY]
Parents Are the Only Answer to Teens' Problems, S6275 [27MY]
Phone Fee for School Internet Service Seems To Be Too Popular To Overturn, H7989 [8SE]
Privacy Isn't Dead Yet, S14540 [10NO]
Privately Held Concerns, S14538 [10NO]
Punishing Microsoft, S14235 [8NO]
Student Pleads Guilty To Sending Threatening E-Mail, E497 [18MR]
Summary of H.R. 775, the Anti-Consumer, Anti-Remediation Y2K Bill, H3024 [12MY]
Taxing Web Wallets, S7370 [21JN]
U.S. Department of Microsoft?, S14235 [8NO]
U.S. Hammers at Microsoft's Browser Deals, S2617 [15MR]
Y2K Escape Clause, S4226 [27AP]
Y2K Computer Problem, S6735 [9JN]
Y2K Lawsuits, S6736 [9JN]
Y2K? Why Not?, S6819 [10JN]
Bills and resolutions
Abortion: eliminate prohibitions on the transmission of abortion related material (see H.R. 2808), H7995 [8SE]
Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (see H.R. 2031), H3857 [8JN] (see H.R. 2094), H4022 [9JN]
———enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), consideration (see H. Res. 272), H6842 [2AU]
Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (see H.R. 1855), H3295 [18MY]
Business and industry: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (see S. 761), S3440 [25MR] (see H.R. 1320), H1800 [25MR] (see H.R. 3220), H11556 [4NO]
Children and youth: protect from exposure to explicit sexual or violent material and prevent youth violence (see H.R. 2036), H3857 [8JN]
Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special): funding (see S. Res. 7), S31 [6JA]
Congress: make certain information available to the public on the Internet (see S. 393), S1391 [9FE] (see H.R. 654), H538 [9FE]
Consumers: limit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 1575), H2372 [27AP]
———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3229), H11556 [4NO]
Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see S. 1257), S7452 [22JN] (see H.R. 1761), H2997 [11MY] (see H.R. 3456), H12791 [18NO]
Correctional institutions: require web site operators that provide communications with prisoners to disclose the prisoner's crime and release date (see H.R. 1930), H3604 [25MY]
Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (see S. 96), S340 [19JA] (see S. 461), S1926 [24FE] (see S. 738), S3439 [25MR] (see H.R. 775), H714 [23FE] (see H.R. 1319), H1800 [25MR]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), consideration (see H. Res. 166), H2997 [11MY]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 234), H5177 [30JN]
Crime: establish that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications (see H.R. 3484), H12792 [18NO]
———require Internet service providers to report child pornography violations to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (see H.R. 2708), H7025 [4AU]
Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for U.S. Customs Cybersmuggling Center (see H.R. 640), H537 [9FE]
Customs Service, U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1833), H3294 [18MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: clarify and enhance the authorities of the Chief Information Officer (see S. 949), S4664 [4MY]
———establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (see S. 777), S3634 [13AP] (see H.R. 852), H814 [25FE]
Dept. of Transportation: require study and report on certain practices by airlines which restrict consumer access to passenger service and fare information (see H.R. 897), H889 [2MR]
Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H8628 [23SE]
Education: enable schools to use computer hardware to increase student achievement and prepare students for the workplace (see H.R. 1786), H3086 [12MY]
———encourage school personnel to participate in technology education (see H.R. 3156), H11067 [27OC]
———encourage use of technology in the classroom (see H.R. 2845), H8148 [13SE]
———enhance computer literacy skills of middle school students and encourage development of high-level educational software and Internet sites (see S. 491), S2095 [2MR]
———establish program for increasing U.S. scientific, technology, and mathematical resources (see S. 1804), S13257 [27OC]
———grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 455), H375 [2FE]
———improve elementary and secondary education (see S. 277), S850 [21JA]
———national policy to improve system (see S. 50), S339 [19JA] (see S. 824), S3776 [15AP]
———provide for teacher technology training (see S. 1188), S6710 [8JN] (see S. 1604), S11130 [21SE] (see H.R. 645), H537 [9FE] (see H.R. 2933), H8628 [23SE]
Elections: conduct study of issues relative to online and Internet technologies in the voting process (see H.R. 3232), H11645 [5NO]
Electronic commerce: amend certain consumer protection laws to facilitate the electronic delivery of disclosures and other information (see H.R. 2626), H6582 [27JY]
———facilitate and promote securities transactions through on-line brokerage firms by enabling the use of electronic signatures (see S. 921), S4433 [29AP]
———facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 1714), H2919 [6MY]
———facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce (H.R. 1714), consideration (see H. Res. 366), H11702 [8NO]
———improve access to electronic databases including securities market information databases (see H.R. 1858), H3391 [19MY]
———recognize electronic signatures, restrict certain electronic mail advertisements, protect Internet privacy, and promote deployment of broadband Internet services (see H.R. 1685), H2809 [5MY]
———require adoption and utilization of digital signatures by Federal agencies and encourage use of digital signatures in private sector electronic transactions (see H.R. 1572), H2372 [27AP]
———require disclosure relative to online securities transactions, require SEC to study the effects of online trading on securities markets, and prevent online securities fraud (see S. 1015), S5155 [12MY]
Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 382), H270 [19JA]
Electronic mail: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see S. 759), S3440 [25MR] (see H.R. 1910), H3503 [24MY] (see H.R. 3113), H10611 [20OC]
———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail and prohibit unauthorized use of Internet domain names (see H.R. 2162), H4127 [10JN]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain computer professionals (see H.R. 3038), H9644 [7OC]
Entertainment industry: develop and enforce a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products (see S. 1228), S7127 [16JN] (see H.R. 2248), H4470 [16JN]
EPA: public disclosure of accidental release scenario information in risk management plans (see H.R. 1790), H3169 [13MY]
FCC: eliminate regulatory authority relative to provision of Internet services (see S. 1043), S5264 [13MY]
———ensure that unaffiliated service providers have open, nondiscriminatory access to broadband facilities that enable access to the Internet over cable systems (see H. Con. Res. 173), H7884 [5AU]
———establish the Office of Rural Advocacy (see S. 1153), S6285 [27MY]
———prohibit the application of current spectrum aggregation limits to new spectrum auctions (see S. 1923), S14612 [16NO]
———terminate E-Rate Program (see H.R. 692), H585 [10FE]
Federal-State relations: authorize the purchase of information technology relative to year 2000 conversion by State and local governments through Federal supply schedules (see H.R. 1599), H2468 [28AP]
———clarify primacy of State and local regulation of fees and surcharges imposed by operators of automatic teller machines (see H.R. 3494), H12793 [18NO]
Firearms: allow States to develop or expand instant gun checking capabilities, allow tax credits for safe storage devices, promote the use of child safety locks, and prevent children from injuring themselves and others (see H.R. 1726), H2919 [6MY]
———make criminal background check requirements applicable only to handguns (see S. 703), S3246 [24MR]
———notify State and local law enforcement agencies and the BATF when an instant criminal background check determines a person is ineligible for a handgun (see H.R. 2732), H7881 [5AU]
———prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background checks before the transfer of a handgun and prohibit retention of resulting information (see S. 597), S2575 [11MR]
———prohibit Internet and mail-order sales of ammunition without a license to deal in firearms and require licensed firearms dealers to record certain sales (see H.R. 87), H234 [7JA]
———regulate transfer over the Internet (see S. 637), S2729 [16MR] (see H.R. 1245), H1695 [24MR] (see H.R. 1702), H2810 [5MY]
Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers (see S. 1483), S10221 [4AU] (see H.R. 2623), H6582 [27JY]
———prohibit export of certain high-speed computers (see H.R. 1962), H3693 [26MY]
———require electronic filing of Shippers' Export Declarations to allow more efficient tracking of proliferation shipments by export control agencies (see S. 1372), S8630 [15JY]
FTC: study marketing practices of the motion picture, recording, and video/personal computer game industries (see H.R. 2157), H4127 [10JN]
Gambling: prohibit on the Internet (see S. 692), S3123 [23MR] (see H.R. 3125), H10724 [21OC]
Government: establish judicial and administrative proceedings for the resolution of year 2000 computer processing failures (see H.R. 192), H238 [7JA]
———strengthen information security practices throughout the Federal Government (see S. 1993), S15089 [19NO]
Government regulations: provide regulatory amnesty for defendants who are unable to comply because of a year 2000 computer problem system failure (see S. 723), S3439 [25MR]
———reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 439), H374 [2FE]
Health: maintenance of certain health information when a health care facility has closed or a benefit plan sponsor has ceased to do business (see H.R. 307), H242 [7JA]
Hong Kong: prohibit export of certain high-speed computers (see H.R. 1813), H3170 [13MY]
House of Representatives: donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see H.R. 255), H240 [7JA]
Immigration: establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who complete a postsecondary degree in math or science to change their immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of those fields (see S. 1645), S11565 [28SE] (see H.R. 2687), H6963 [3AU]
———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers (see S. 1440), S9378 [27JY] (see H.R. 2698), H7025 [4AU]
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: amend (see S. 339), S1144 [3FE] (see S. 399), S1414 [10FE]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H5332 [1JY]
———installation of filtering or blocking programs in schools and libraries with Internet access (see S. 97), S340 [19JA] (see S. 1545), S10390 [5AU] (see H.R. 368), H269 [19JA] (see H.R. 2560), H6018 [20JY]
———protect consumer and community choice in access to Internet providers (see H.R. 2637), H6598 [29JY]
———repeal Internet intellectual infrastructure fee (see H.R. 749), H643 [11FE]
———require schools and libraries to install and use Internet filtering or blocking technology to be eligible to receive or retain universal service assistance (see H.R. 543), H418 [3FE] (see H.R. 896), H888 [2MR]
———restrict the transmission of unsolicited electronic mail messages (see H.R. 3024), H9410 [5OC]
Internet: ensure the Internet remains open to fair competition, free from Government regulation, and easily accessible (see H.R. 1686), H2809 [5MY]
———prohibit private sales of guns, ammunition, or explosives (see H.R. 3020), H9409 [5OC]
———provide regulatory relief to telephone companies that provide high-speed Internet access to rural areas (see S. 877), S4184 [26AP]
———regulation of online sales of pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 2763), H7882 [5AU]
Interstate commerce: treatment of losses arising from year 2000 computer problem failures that disrupt communications, intermodal transportation, and other matters affecting interstate commerce (see S. 1138), S6049 [26MY]
IRS: develop an Internet site where a taxpayer may generate a receipt for an income tax payment which itemizes certain portions of the payment (see S. 942), S4578 [3MY]
———provide taxpayers with greater notice of any unlawful inspection or disclosure of their return or return information (see S. 898), S4346 [28AP]
Japan: access of U.S. business to telecommunications markets (see S. Res. 207), S13258 [27OC]
Law enforcement: establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (see S. 1314), S8084 [1JY] (see H.R. 2816), H7996 [8SE]
Medicare: improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for the development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 3420), H12225 [17NO]
———reimbursement for telehealth services (see S. 770), S3634 [13AP]
Morality and ethics: establish a commission to study the culture and glorification of violence in the U.S. (see H.R. 1670), H2635 [4MY]
NASA: require placement of anti-drug messages on agency administered Internet sites (see S. 1337), S8085 [1JY]
National Commission on the Impact of U.S. Culture on American Youth: establish (see H.R. 3251), H11702 [8NO]
National Gambling Impact Study Commission: implement recommendations relative to availability of cash through automatic teller machines in gambling establishments (see H.R. 2811), H7995 [8SE]
———recommendations (see H. Con. Res. 137), H4665 [18JN]
National Youth Violence Commission: establish (see S. 1001), S5036 [11MY] (see H.R. 2093), H4022 [9JN]
NIST: establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (see S. 1494), S10221 [4AU]
———improve computer security (see H.R. 2413), H5331 [1JY]
NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 1265), H1696 [24MR]
———report on establishment of high-speed, large bandwidth capacity Internet access for all public elementary and secondary schools and libraries (see S. 1876), S14088 [5NO] (see H.R. 2534), H5686 [15JY]
Political campaigns: exclude certain Internet communications from the definition of expenditures (see S. 1747), S12834 [19OC]
Privacy: enhance protections for electronic information, ensure uniform protections for purchase or rental of certain media, and promote use of encryption technology while balancing law enforcement needs (see S. 854), S4028 [21AP]
———prevent unfair and deceptive practices in the collection and use of personal information (see H.R. 3321), H11954 [10NO]
———protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H239 [7JA]
———protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1450), H2131 [15AP]
———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see S. 809), S3776 [15AP] (see H.R. 313), H242 [7JA] (see H.R. 2882), H8375 [15SE]
———regulate use of Social Security numbers and other personal information by interactive computer services (see H.R. 367), H269 [19JA]
Privacy Protection Study Commission: establish (see S. 1901), S14532 [10NO]
SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), H12793 [18NO]
Secret Service: clarify authority relative to former Presidents and families, events of national significance, threat assessment, subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and other counterfeiting devices (see H.R. 3048), H9645 [7OC]
Securities: ensure public availability of stock exchange information (see S. 95), S340 [19JA]
Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them protect themselves (see S. 699), S3246 [24MR] (see H.R. 612), H460 [4FE]
Small business: establish a loan guarantee program to address year 2000 problems (see S. 314), S1021 [27JA] (see H.R. 1056), H1162 [10MR]
———facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (see S. 1378), S8630 [15JY] (see H.R. 391), H270 [19JA]
———facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 391), consideration (see H. Res. 42), H536 [9FE]
Social Security: early payment of certain benefits relative to the year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 2403), H5178 [30JN]
———require consultation with Social Security Commissioner on investment of trust funds, prohibit investment of trust funds in stock market, and provide information about contribution levels and rates of return (see S. 633), S2729 [16MR]
States: funding to correct year 2000 problem in computers that administer State and local government programs (see S. 174), S342 [19JA] (see H.R. 909), H889 [2MR] (see H.R. 1022), H1013 [4MR]
Surgeon General: importance of report on media and violence (see S.J. Res. 23), S4433 [29AP] (see H.J. Res. 47), H2469 [28AP]
Taxation: accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see S. 1150), S6285 [27MY] (see H.R. 1092), H1258 [11MR]
———allow credit for development costs of certain encryption products with plaintext capability (see H.R. 2617), H6582 [27JY]
———designate overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Textbook and Technology Trust Fund (see H.R. 132), H236 [7JA]
———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2923), H8627 [23SE]
———impose a retail excise tax on merchandise sold via the Internet, catalogs, or sold other than through local merchants in order to supplement funding for teacher salaries (see S. 1433), S9223 [26JY]
———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 328), S1076 [28JA] (see S. 1611), S11255 [22SE] (see S. Con. Res. 58), S11726 [30SE] (see H.R. 3252), H11702 [8NO] (see H. Con. Res. 190), H9077 [30SE]
———prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (see H.R. 1291), H1799 [25MR]
———provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for acquisition of computer hardware and software (see H.R. 1076), H1257 [11MR]
———provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for technology-related training (see H.R. 1075), H1257 [11MR]
———repeal authority of NSF to tax the registration of domain names on the Internet (see S. 705), S3246 [24MR] (see H.R. 2797), H7884 [5AU]
———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see S. 542), S2274 [4MR]
———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H4734 [22JN]
———treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral equipment (see H.R. 1560), H2304 [26AP]
———treatment of high technology job training expenses (see H.R. 204), H238 [7JA]
———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see S. 456), S1926 [24FE] (see S. 1934), S14612 [16NO] (see H.R. 838), H795 [24FE]
———treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for small businesses (see S. 962), S4792 [5MY] (see H.R. 179), H238 [7JA]
Technology: networking and information technology research and development funding (see H.R. 2086), H4022 [9JN]
———promote and preserve the successes, leadership, and uniqueness of the U.S. information technology sector (see H. Con. Res. 182), H7996 [8SE]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see S. 798), S3695 [14AP] (see H.R. 850), H814 [25FE] (see H.R. 2616), H6582 [27JY]
Telecommunications: provide funding for universal telecommunications services through creation of the Telecommunications Trust Fund (see H.R. 727), H642 [11FE]
———require a health insurance issuer, health plan, or health care provider to obtain an enrollee's or patient's consent relative to the interception of oral, wire, or electronic communications (see S. 782), S3634 [13AP]
———require consent of all parties relative to interception of oral, wire, or electronic communications (see S. 781), S3634 [13AP]
Time: coordinate testing and disclose readiness of certain Federal and non-Federal computer systems relative to the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 1447), H2131 [15AP]
———disclose readiness of certain Federal and non-Federal computer systems relative to the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 1884), H3460 [20MY]
———minimize the disruption of Government and private sector operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 1502), H2271 [21AP]
Tobacco products: prohibit sale of tobacco products to juveniles through the Internet or other indirect means (see H.R. 2914), H8556 [22SE]
———warning requirements for sale and advertisement of cigarettes on the Internet (see H.R. 3007), H9303 [4OC]
Trademarks: protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by amending certain trademark infringement, dilution, and counterfeiting laws (see S. 1255), S7325 [21JN] (see S. 1461), S9744 [29JY]
U.N.: oppose proposed tax on Internet use (see S. Con. Res. 52), S10391 [5AU] (see H. Con. Res. 172), H7025 [4AU]
Broadcasts
Assessment of causes of youth violence: Paul Harvey, H4670 [22JN]
Cloture motions
Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (S. 96), S4232 [27AP], S4328 [28AP], S4413 [29AP]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (S. 96), motion to proceed, S4092 [22AP], S4168 [26AP], S5333 [14MY], S5442 [18MY], S6462 [7JN]
Conference reports
Y2K Act (H.R. 775), H5066-H5073 [29JN]
Cost Estimates
Y2K Act (S. 96): CBO, S4022 [21AP]
Court documents
AT&T v. Medical Review of North Carolina, Inc., v. Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Co., and Northern Telecom, Inc., S6825 [10JN]
Descriptions
Y2K Act (H.R. 775): Conference Report, H5198 [1JY]
Documents
Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special) Jurisdiction and Authority, S3772 [15AP]
Examples
How S. 96, Y2K Act, is unfair to consumers, S6778 [9JN]
Excerpts
``In Praise of Hard Industries,'' Eamonn Fingleton, S6818 [10JN]
``Year 2000 Challenge, Legal Problems and Solutions,'' National Legal Center for the Public Interest, S6735, S6752 [9JN]
Factsheets
Y2K Act (H.R. 775): Conference Committee Modifications, S8032 [1JY]
Letters
Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act: Phillip Bond, Information Technology Industry Council, S7336 [21JN]
Application of antitrust laws to Microsoft Corp.: Karen Kerrigan, Small Business Survival Committee, S4249 [27AP]
Assist States to establish and maintain computer records of violent juvenile offenders: Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, H4376 [16JN]
Criminal background checks before the transfer of a handgun: Chuck Wexler, Police Executive Research Forum, H8604 [23SE]
———Curtis Lavarello, National Association of School Resource Officers, H8603 [23SE]
———Hubert Williams, Police Foundation, H8602 [23SE]
———Jess Quintero, Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association, H8604 [23SE]
———Kenneth T. Lyons, International Brotherhood of Police Officers, H8603 [23SE]
———Patrick J. Sullivan, Jr., Arapahoe County, CO, Sheriff's Office, H8603 [23SE]
———Robert L. Stewart, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, H8604 [23SE]
———Ronald S. Neubauer, International Association of Chiefs of Police, H8602 [23SE]
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: Andrew J. Pincus, Dept. of Commerce, S13548 [29OC]
Encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem: Leonidas R. Mecham, Judicial Conference of the U.S., S4098 [22AP]
Exclude consumers from restrictions relative to redress of problems arising from year 2000 computer problem: several consumer organizations, S6777 [9JN]
Facilitate compliance by small businesses with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements: Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S8640 [15JY]
Facilitate small business compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements: Jere W. Glover, SBA, H610 [11FE]
Federal paperwork requirements on licensed firearms dealers for background checks: Sarah Brady, Handgun Control (organization), H607 [11FE]
Installation of filtering or blocking programs in schools and libraries with Internet access: Representative Istook, E1602 [20JY]
Make certain congressional information available to the public on the Internet: several organizations, S1392 [9FE]
———Theodore T. Saito, American Association of Engineering Societies, S1392 [9FE]
Millennium Digital Commerce Act: Andrew J. Pincus, Dept. of Commerce, S9069 [22JY]
———C. Landis Plummer, FTC, S13548 [29OC]
———H. Thomas Greene, National Automobile Dealers Association, S14885 [19NO]
———Joanne G. Emmons, National Conference of State Legislatures, S14885 [19NO]
National policy to improve education system relative to science, math, and technology: William T. Archey, American Electronics Association, H9182 [30SE]
National policy to improve educational system: Representative Owens, H11472 [3NO]
———Thomas R. Jones, Children's Times (organization), H11467 [3NO]
National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign funding: Barry R. McCaffrey, Office of National Drug Control Policy, S7988 [1JY]
New Millennium Classrooms Act: Jack Krumholtz, Microsoft Corp., S6469 [7JN]
———Jerry Grayson, Detwiler Foundation, S2320 [4MR]
———several technology and venture capital firms, S6434 [27MY]
Samuel Stroum recipient of Donnall Thomas Medal of Achievement: Senator Gorton, S5503 [18MY]
Tax treatment of information technology job training expenses: Alan P. Hald, Computing Technology Industry Association, S1933 [24FE]
———Douglas R. Herman, Great Plains Software (business), S1934 [24FE]
———Harris N. Miller, Information Technology Association of America, S1932 [24FE]
———Kenneth A. Wasch, Software Information Industry Association, S1933 [24FE]
———Laura Liswood, American Society for Training & Development, S1933 [24FE]
———Peter Squier, Information Technology Training Association, Inc., S1933 [24FE]
Treatment of Internet and interactive computer service commerce under the Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act: several information technology businesses and associations, H6871 [3AU]
Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act: Carla J. Stovall, Kansas Attorney General, H6860 [3AU]
———Don Stenberg, Nebraska Attorney General, H6860 [3AU]
———Jan Graham, Utah Attorney General, H6860 [3AU]
———Jennifer M. Granholm, Michigan Attorney General, H6859 [3AU]
———Mark L. Earley, Virginia Attorney General, H6859 [3AU]
———Mike Fisher, Pennsylvania Attorney General, H6860 [3AU]
———several State attorneys general, H6859 [3AU]
———Tom Reilly, Massachusetts Attorney General, H6860 [3AU]
Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H3014 [12MY]
———several computer industry leaders, H3020 [12MY]
———several environmental organizations, H3023 [12MY]
———Dyan Brasington, High Technology Council of Maryland, H3044 [12MY]
———Year 2000 Coalition, H4845 [24JN]
Y2K Act: Alan P. Hald, MicroAge, Inc., S4165 [26AP]
———Ann Farner Miller, Tosco Corp., S4164 [26AP]
———Brian Keane, Keane, Inc., S6747 [9JN]
———Craig R. Barrett, Intel Corp., S4164 [26AP], S4236 [27AP]
———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S4164 [26AP]
———David A. Brock, Conference of Chief Justices, S6997 [15JN], S8023 [1JY]
———Eleanor D. Acheson, Dept. of Justice, S8021 [1JY]
———Joan Claybrook and Frank Clemente, Public Citizen (organization), S8030 [1JY]
———John D. Podesta, White House Chief of Staff, S8031, S8033 [1JY], H5197 [1JY]
———Krish Prabhu, Alcatel USA (company), S4165 [26AP]
———Mary Ann Thode, Kaiser Permanente (health maintenance organization), S4411 [29AP]
———Regis J. Delmontague, NPES
———Robert D. Evans, ABA, S4337 [28AP], S8022 [1JY]
———Robert E. Vagley, American Insurance Association, S4164 [26AP]
———Robert J. Verdisco, International Mass Retail Association, S4165 [26AP]
———Ronald N. Weikers, S4227 [27AP]
———several business leaders, S4165 [26AP]
———Year 2000 Coalition, S5438, S5439 [18MY], S6757, S6762 [9JN]
Lists
Actions taken on Republican education initiatives, S926 [22JA]
Democratic Senators submitting amendments to S. 96, Y2K Act, S6692 [8JN]
Supporters of Kucinich amendment to H.R. 391, facilitate small business compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements, H610 [11FE]
Works that could be included in a Federal ban on violent or sexually suggestive materials, H4407 [16JN]
Year 2000 Coalition members, S8018 [1JY]
Memorandums
Installation of Filtering or Blocking Programs in Schools and Libraries With Internet Access: Henry Cohen, Congressional Research Service, E1602 [20JY]
Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act: Richard Gose and Karen Ward, Credit Union National Association & Affiliates, H3020 [12MY]
Y2K Act: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, S7279-S7281 [18JN]
———Jack Emery, AMA, S4228 [27AP]
Messages
Cyberspace Electronic Security Act: President Clinton, S11050 [16SE], H8390 [21SE]
Motions
Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), H6886 [3AU]
Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (S. 1257), H6799 [2AU]
Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), H3051 [12MY], H4844 [24JN]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (S. 96), S4329, S4330 [28AP], S5333 [14MY], S6462 [7JN]
Trademarks: protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by amending certain trademark infringement, dilution, and counterfeiting laws (S. 1255), H10831 [26OC]
Poems
``Massacre of the E-Rate Continues,'' Representative Owens, H7990 [8SE]
Press releases
National Motor Vehicle Title Information System: American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, S5368 [14MY]
———Virginia Dept. of Motor Vehicles, S5368 [14MY]
Tax Treatment of Information Technology Job Training Expenses: Cisco Systems, Inc., S1934 [24FE]
———Sundog Interactive, Inc., S1934 [24FE]
Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, H3025 [12MY]
Proposals
Implement National Gambling Impact Study Commission recommendations relative to availability of cash through automatic teller machines in gambling establishments, E1796 [5AU]
Remarks in House
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: establish web site to provide consumers with independent information on health insurance choices, H8918 [28SE]
Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), H6857-H6888 [3AU], E1740 [4AU]
———enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), consideration (H. Res. 272), H6856, H6857 [3AU]
———enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), corrections in engrossment, H6888 [3AU]
———enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), motion to recommit, H6886, H6887 [3AU]
———require carriers to obtain signature at places of residence for interstate shipping and delivery of liquor, H6882, H6883 [3AU]
———study impact on underage drinking of enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor, H6883-H6887 [3AU]
American Electronics Association: tribute to participants in ``Classic'' meeting linking high-tech industry leaders, E2342 [10NO]
American Institute of Chartered Accountants: tribute to CPA WebTrust initiative, E2112 [18OC]
Appropriations: Senate amendment to reduce funding for emergency supplemental appropriations legislation, H2278 [22AP]
Business Women's Network: launch of WOW! Facts (Internet site), E732 [21AP]
Child Online Protection Act: Federal court ruling on enforcement, H542 [10FE]
Children and youth: assessment of causes of violence, H2227 [21AP], H2277 [22AP], H2475 [29AP], H2923 [10MY], H2963 [11MY], H3005, H3072-H3075 [12MY], H3286-H3289 [18MY], H3382-H3389 [19MY], H3439, H3447-H3449-H3456 [20MY], H3464 [24MY], H3868, H4014-H4016 [9JN], H4214 [14JN], H4477-H4486, H4552 [17JN], H4670 [22JN], H8601 [23SE], E860 [5MY], E880 [6MY], E1516 [12JY]
———assessment of causes of violence relative to abortion, H3002 [12MY]
———protect from exposure to explicit sexual or violent material and prevent youth violence, H4401-H4414 [16JN]
———raise the age of minors from 16 to 18 years of age relative to transportation or sale of sexually explicit or offensive material, H4425, H4426 [16JN]
Congress: make certain information available to the public on the Internet (H.R. 654), E179 [9FE]
Consumers: amend certain consumer protection laws to facilitate the electronic delivery of disclosures and other information (H.R. 2626), E1659 [27JY]
Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws, H3070 [12MY]
———strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (H.R. 1761), H6798, H6799 [2AU], E930 [11MY]
———strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (H.R. 3456), H12884 [18NO]
———strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (S. 1257), H6799 [2AU]
———strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (S. 1257), insert H.R. 1761 language in lieu, H6799 [2AU]
Courts: eliminate limitations on class action lawsuits relative to litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem, H3035-H3038 [12MY]
———eliminate limitations on punitive damage awards relative to litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem, H3033-H3035 [12MY]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), H2654 [5MY], H2896 [6MY], H3013-H3054 [12MY], E243 [23FE], E958 [13MY]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), conference report, H5196-H5206 [1JY]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), consideration (H. Res. 166), H3006-H3013 [12MY]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 234), H5184-H5186 [1JY]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), motion to instruct conferees, H4844-H4851 [24JN]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), motion to recommit, H3051, H3052 [12MY]
———jurisdiction over foreign sellers and manufacturers in any litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem, H3051, H3052 [12MY]
———require non-technical language be used for notifications of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem, H3032, H3033 [12MY]
———treatment of personal injury claims relative to litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem, H3031 [12MY]
Credit cards: require issuers to disclose information on interest rates, minimum payments, and penalties, and regulate web-based solicitations, H2703-H2705 [5MY]
Crime: assist States to establish and maintain computer records of violent juvenile offenders, H4376 [16JN]
———improve automated interstate criminal identification systems, H7367, H7368, H7375, H7376 [5AU]
———require Internet service providers to report child pornography violations to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (H.R. 2708), E1765 [5AU]
Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for U.S. Customs Cybersmuggling Center, H3524, H3527, H3528 [25MY]
Customs Service, U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1833), H3521-H3529, H3539 [25MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: allow an electronic filing system for crop insurance paperwork, H8983 [29SE]
Dept. of Defense: protection of domestic electric power grid, H4079 [10JN]
———submarine multipurpose processor program funding, H4082 [10JN]
Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (H.R. 2934), H1021, H10923 [27OC]
East Oakland, CA: opening of Eastmont Computing Center, E1654 [26JY]
Economy: national policy to encourage and promote technology and research, H2964 [11MY]
Education: develop a strategy to improve the technology training of teachers and information infrastructure of classrooms, E1889 [15SE]
———emphasize learning basic subjects and utilize computers in a controlled manner to enhance the educational process, H10841 [26OC]
———encourage school personnel to participate in technology education (H.R. 3156), E2223 [29OC]
———encourage use of technology in the classroom, H9184, H9188, H9189 [30SE]
———implement policies to provide universal access to information technology, H10920-H10926 [27OC]
———importance of high technology skills and training, E1201 [9JN]
———improve information infrastructure of classrooms, H10922, H10924, H10925 [27OC]
———include science among subjects requiring State standards and assessments, H10647-H10649 [21OC]
———national policy to improve math and science education, H2183-H2189 [20AP], H4990 [25JN], H9974, H9975 [13OC]
———national policy to improve system, H249, H252 [19JA], H665 [23FE], H835, H870-H876 [2MR], H896, H928-H935 [3MR], H963 [4MR], H1053-H1059 [9MR], H1148-H1154, H1160 [10MR], H1589-H1593 [23MR], H1677 [24MR], H1716, H1740, H1775 [25MR], H1870, H1905-H1912, H1919-H1927 [13AP], H2059, H2060 [15AP], H3589-H3594 [25MY], H3833-H3837 [8JN], H4711, H4715 [22JN], H4745, H4805, H4806 [23JN], H4832, H4882, H4895-H4901 [24JN], H5000 [29JN], H7983-H7990 [8SE], H8003 [9SE], H8876 [28SE], H9182-H9190 [30SE], H9416 [6OC], H9521 [7OC], H9890-H9892 [12OC], H9977 [13OC], H10226 [19OC], H10374 [20OC], H10616, H10714 [21OC], H10867 [27OC], H11186-H11192 [1NO], H11465-H11472 [3NO], H11679 [8NO], H12113 [17NO], H12798, H12801 [18NO]
———provide for teacher technology training, H5887, H5888, H5890 [20JY], H9184, H9186, H9188 [30SE], E1615 [21JY]
———provide for teacher technology training (H.R. 645), H488 [9FE]
Electronic commerce: amend certain consumer protection laws to facilitate the electronic delivery of disclosures and other information (H.R. 2626), E1673 [28JY]
———facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce (H.R. 1714), H11162-H11170 [1NO], H11732-H11755 [9NO]
———facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce (H.R. 1714), consideration (H. Res. 366), H11731, H11732 [9NO]
———improve access to electronic databases including securities market information databases (H.R. 1858), E1055 [20MY]
———recognize electronic signatures, restrict certain electronic mail advertisements, protect Internet privacy, and promote deployment of broadband Internet services (H.R. 1685), E868, E869 [5MY]
———recognize the validity of electronic records and signatures in commercial transactions, H11750-H11755 [9NO]
———require adoption and utilization of digital signatures by Federal agencies and encourage use of digital signatures in private sector electronic transactions (H.R. 1572), E775 [27AP], E1492 [1JY]
———require affirmative consent to receive electronic records, H11743-H11749 [9NO]
———treatment of Internet and interactive computer services relative to enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court on the interstate transportation of liquor, H6868-H6874 [3AU]
Electronic mail: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail and prohibit unauthorized use of Internet domain names (H.R. 2162), H9905 [13OC]
———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (H.R. 1910), E1069 [24MY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reform, H858 [2MR]
Employment: promote information technology job training, H3070 [12MY]
Entertainment industry: develop and enforce a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products, H4492-H4499 [17JN]
EPA: public disclosure of accidental release scenario information in risk management plans, H6082-H6085 [21JY]
FCC: E-Rate Program funding, H1911 [13AP], H2307 [27AP], H3682 [26MY], H7988 [8SE]
———terminate E-Rate Program (H.R. 692), H571 [10FE]
FEC: require electronically filed campaign reports, simplify penalty process for reporting violations, and change campaign reporting period, E1896 [17SE]
Federal-State relations: authorize the purchase of information technology relative to year 2000 conversion by State and local governments through Federal supply schedules (H.R. 1599), E793 [28AP]
Fielding Institute: tribute, E114 [2FE]
Firearms: allow States to develop or expand instant gun checking capabilities, allow tax credits for safe storage devices, promote the use of child safety locks, and prevent children from injuring themselves and others (H.R. 1726), E895 [6MY]
———enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of firearms, H6874-H6881 [3AU]
———promote the use of child safety locks, H8561 [23SE]
———regulate transfer over the Internet (H.R. 1245), H1604 [24MR], E535 [24MR]
Foreign countries: readiness relative to year 2000 computer problem, H10728 [25OC]
Foreign policy: national policy on export controls, H3997 [9JN]
Gambling: prohibit on the Internet (H.R. 3125), E2153 [21OC]
Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 439), H494-H496 [9FE]
GPO: Vice President's National Partnership for Reinventing Government Hammer Award recipient, H5441 [13JY]
Great Neck, NY: tribute to Great Neck South High School finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search, E304 [2MR]
Guam: year 2000 computer problem funding, H5756 [19JY]
Hong Kong: prohibit export of certain high-speed computers (H.R. 1813), E972 [14MY]
Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers (H.R. 2698), E1739 [4AU]
Information services: deployment of Internet and high speed data services, H11944-H11946 [10NO]
———deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 2420), H10036 [14OC], H10186, H10187 [19OC], E1514 [12JY], E2435 [18NO]
———ensure that the Internet remains open to fair competition, free from Government regulation, and easily accessible, H10516 [20OC]
———installation of filtering or blocking programs in schools and libraries with Internet access (H.R. 2560), E1602 [20JY]
———require schools and libraries to install and use Internet filtering or blocking technology to be eligible to receive or retain universal service assistance, H4537-H4539 [17JN]
———restrict the transmission of unsolicited electronic mail messages (H.R. 3024), E2037 [6OC]
Internet: ensure the Internet remains open to fair competition, free from Government regulation, and easily accessible (H.R. 1686), H9904, H9907 [13OC], E868, E869 [5MY]
———prohibit private sales of guns, ammunition, or explosives (H.R. 3020), E2033 [6OC]
———protect children from violent imagery, H2311 [27AP]
———regulation of online sales of pharmaceuticals (H.R. 2763), E1754 [5AU]
———require service providers to provide customers with filtering software, H4347 [16JN]
Interstate commerce: prohibit interference on the Internet or interactive computer services, H638 [11FE]
IRS: year 2000 computer problem funding, H6027 [21JY]
LA.com (Internet site): tribute, E75 [20JA]
Law enforcement: establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (H.R. 2816), E1801 [8SE]
Louisiana State University: tribute to high-technology summit conference, H9643 [7OC]
Medicare: improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for the development of telehealth networks (H.R. 3420), E2444 [18NO]
Microsoft Corp.: application of antitrust laws, H588 [11FE], H11683 [8NO], H11714 [9NO], H12065 [16NO], E657 [14AP]
———clarification of allegation relative to computer system on U.S.S. Yorktown, E657 [14AP]
NASA: require placement of anti-drug messages on agency administered Internet sites, H3328 [19MY]
National Gambling Impact Study Commission: implement recommendations relative to availability of cash through automatic teller machines in gambling establishments, E1795 [5AU]
———recommendations (H. Con. Res. 137), E1327 [18JN]
National security: enhance protections against domestic terrorist attacks using weapons of mass destruction and improve Dept. of Defense computer security, H8127 [13SE]
National Techies Day: observance, H9307, H9310 [5OC], E2036 [6OC]
National Youth Violence Commission: establish (H.R. 2093), E1202 [9JN]
New Orleans, LA: Navy Information Technology Center funding, E1682 [30JY]
NIST: improve computer security (H.R. 2413), E1491, E1492 [1JY]
NOAA: Computerworld, Inc., Smithsonian Award recipient, E1770 [5AU]
NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of mathematics, science, and information technology (H.R. 1265), H2183 [20AP], E538 [24MR]
Oakland, CA: tribute to Oakland Citizens Committee for Urban Renewal Eastmont Computing Center, E1511 [12JY]
Oracle Corp.: tribute, E1535 [14JY]
Oregon: tribute to Students Recycling Used Technology program, E744 [22AP]
Political campaigns: exempt Internet activities from regulation, H8255-H8257 [14SE]
Privacy: creation of a computer monitoring system, H6586 [29JY]
———protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number, H4744 [23JN]
———protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (H.R. 220), E3 [6JA]
———protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (H.R. 1450), H2059 [15AP], E667 [15AP]
———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (H.R. 2882), E1878 [15SE]
Roslyn, NY: tribute to Roslyn High School finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search, E304 [2MR]
SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (H.R. 3500), E2460 [19NO]
Science: basic research funding, H3174 [14MY], H9176, H9178 [30SE]
SEC: assessment of fines against firms relative to year 2000 computer problem, H6432 [27JY]
Silver Spring, MD: tribute to Montgomery Blair High School finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search, E191 [10FE]
Small business: establish a loan guarantee program to address year 2000 problems (S. 314), H1488-H1490 [23MR]
———facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 391), H587, H595-H613 [11FE]
———facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 391), consideration (H. Res. 42), H590-H595 [11FE]
———require agencies to implement policies to reduce or waive penalties against first time offenders of Federal paperwork requirements, H587, H605-H612 [11FE]
States: funding to correct year 2000 problem in computers that administer State and local government programs (H.R. 1022), H1008 [4MR], E349 [4MR]
Staunton, IL: tribute to Staunton High School ``Art II'' class for contributions towards a community web site, E2187 [26OC]
Surgeon General: importance of report on media and violence (H.J. Res. 47), E805 [28AP]
———study on media and violence, H4490, H4491 [17JN]
Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, H12002 [16NO]
———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H. Con. Res. 190), H10776-H10782 [26OC], E2225 [29OC]
———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (H.R. 2308), E1380 [23JN]
———treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral equipment (H.R. 1560), E763 [26AP]
———treatment of high technology job training expenses (H.R. 204), E33 [7JA]
Technology: importance of technology research and development relative to economic growth, H3379-H3382 [19MY]
———national objectives priority assignments, H8624 [23SE]
———networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), E1186 [9JN]
———promote and preserve the successes, leadership, and uniqueness of the U.S. information technology sector (H. Con. Res. 182), E1817 [9SE]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, H2527 [29AP], H8356 [15SE], H10906 [27OC]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (H.R. 850), H2242 [21AP], H3999 [9JN], E297 [1MR], E827 [3MY]
Telecommunications: ensure consumers have open access to Internet service providers on cable broadband networks, H5337 [12JY], H5754 [19JY]
———ensure that consumers have open access to Internet service providers on cable broadband networks, E2104 [14OC]
Telecommunications Act: implementation, E172 [9FE]
Time: funding to correct year 2000 problem, H2279 [22AP]
———minimize the disruption of Government and private sector operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 1502), E737 [22AP]
Trademarks: protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by amending certain trademark infringement, dilution, and counterfeiting laws (S. 1255), H10830 [26OC]
———protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by amending certain trademark infringement, dilution, and counterfeiting laws (S. 1255), insert H.R. 3028 language in lieu, H10831 [26OC]
Two Dog Net (Internet site): tribute, E2142 [19OC]
U.N.: proposed tax on Internet use, H5848 [20JY], H6970 [4AU]
University of Virginia: development of Internet engineering curriculum, E646 [14AP]
Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act: change effective date and clarify definition of ``damages'', H3030 [12MY]
Remarks in Senate
Abraham, Senator: Business Software Alliance Cyber Champion award recipient, S8949 [21JY]
Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce: selection process of members, S2091 [2MR]
Air Force: fuel cell power system development funding, S6683 [8JN]
Albuquerque, NM: tribute to Albuquerque Academy students for participation in New Mexico High School Supercomputing Challenge contest, S4815 [5MY]
Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor, S5343, S5344 [14MY], S5472-S5475 [18MY]
———modify laws relative to interstate shipping and delivery of liquor, S5345, S5346 [14MY], S5473, S5475 [18MY]
Auburn, WA: Federal Way School District's Internet Academy recipient of Innovation in Education Award, S10262 [4AU]
Business and industry: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), S3584 [12AP], S3630 [13AP], S8694 [15JY], S9069 [22JY], S11560 [28SE], S11949, S11950 [5OC], S13151-S13154 [26OC], S13547 [29OC], S14881-S14889 [19NO]
———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), unanimous-consent request, S11553, S11554 [28SE], S13151 [26OC]
———require companies notified of year 2000 computer problems to first respond to failures affecting public health and safety, S6768 [9JN]
Children and youth: assessment of causes of violence, S4147, S4149 [26AP], S4245, S4311 [27AP], S4313-S4316, S4319-S4321 [28AP], S4419-S4421 [29AP], S4512-S4514 [3MY], S4839, S4930 [6MY], S4938 [10MY], S5116-S5124, S5142-S5144 [12MY], S5257-S5259 [13MY], S5405-S5408 [17MY], S5478 [18MY], S5567-S5570 [19MY], S5719 [20MY], S6275 [27MY]
Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 7), S6, S7 [6JA], S2071-S2084 [2MR]
Congress: make certain information available to the public on the Internet (S. 393), S1391-S1393 [9FE]
Consumers: notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network, S4847 [6MY]
Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (H.R. 3456), S15221 [19NO], S15228 [3DE]
———strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (S. 1257), S7452-S7456 [22JN], S8190, S8191 [1JY], S8253 [12JY], S14890, S14891 [19NO]
Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem, S2074 [2MR]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), S6998 [15JN]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), conference report, S7856, S7857 [30JN], S8017-S8035 [1JY]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S7969 [30JN]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), insert S. 96 language in lieu, S6998 [15JN]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (S. 461), S1939-S1941, S1945 [24FE]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (S. 96), S530 [19JA], S1913 [24FE], S4218-S4240 [27AP], S4317-S4319, S4322, S4328-S4341, S4402 [28AP], S4405-S4417 [29AP], S5333, S5335, S5390-S5392 [14MY], S5419 [17MY], S6461 [7JN], S6733-S6781 [9JN], S6815-S6835, S6837-S6855 [10JN], S6975-S6999 [15JN], S7120-S7122 [16JN], S7279-S7281 [18JN], S8693 [15JY]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (S. 96), cloture motion, S5466 [18MY]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (S. 96), motion to commit, S4327 [28AP]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (S. 96), motion to proceed, S4092-S4099 [22AP], S4160-S4168 [26AP], S5394 [17MY], S5437-S5444 [18MY]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (S. 96), unanimous-consent agreement, S4168 [26AP], S4224 [27AP], S6692 [8JN], S6733, S6756, S6767 [9JN], S6850 [10JN]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (S. 96), unanimous-consent request, S4092 [22AP], S4327 [28AP], S4413 [29AP]
———exclude consumers from restrictions relative to redress of problems arising from year 2000 computer problem, S6776-S6781 [9JN]
———exempt certain sales of non-compliant products from litigation protections relative to year 2000 computer problem, S6828-S6830 [10JN]
———lift cap on punitive damages for manufacturers who knowingly sell non-compliant products relative to year 2000 computer problem, S6853 [10JN]
———limit recovery of economic losses to applicable State or Federal law in litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem, S6822-S6830 [10JN]
———permit evidence of communications with State and Federal regulators to be admissible in State lawsuits relative to year 2000 computer problem, S6851, S6852 [10JN]
———require that manufacturers make available to plantiff a repair or replacement for year 2000 computer failures during remediation period, S6830-S6835, S6840-S6848 [10JN]
Crime Identification Technology Act: funding, S9067 [22JY]
Customs Service, U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1833), S10524 [5AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: clarify and enhance the authorities of the Chief Information Officer (S. 949), S4665 [4MY]
———establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (S. 777), S3641 [13AP], S14045, S14046 [4NO]
Dept. of Defense: assessment of biometrics security technology and other information assurance technologies funding, S6649 [8JN]
———Defense Science and Technology Program funding, S3336, S3422 [25MR]
———Joint Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistics Support funding, S6681, S6682 [8JN]
Drugs: National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign funding, S7988, S7989 [1JY]
Education: enhance computer literacy skills of middle school students and encourage development of high-level educational software and Internet sites (S. 491), S2096 [2MR]
———establish program for increasing U.S. scientific, technology, and mathematical resources (S. 1804), S13263 [27OC]
———improve elementary and secondary education (S. 277), S926 [22JA]
———national policy to improve system, S10, S11 [6JA], S309 [19JA], S1990-S1994 [25FE], S2253 [4MR], S2471 [10MR], S3733 [15AP], S5949 [25MY], S7095 [16JN], S7559 [24JN], S9697-S9704, S9711-S9719 [29JY], S9885-S9887 [30JY], S10813-S10815 [14SE], S11032-S11034, S11037-S11039 [16SE], S11076-S11078 [21SE], S11303, S11305 [23SE], S11398 [24SE], S11455-S11459, S11463 [27SE], S11543-S11549, S11551 [28SE], S11589 [29SE], S12200 [7OC], S14841, S14854 [19NO]
———national policy to improve system (S. 824), S3799-S3808 [15AP], S8071-S8073 [1JY]
———provide for teacher technology training (S. 1188), S6710 [8JN]
———provide for teacher technology training (S. 1604), S11078-S11081 [21SE]
Electronic commerce: facilitate and promote securities transactions through on-line brokerage firms by enabling the use of electronic signatures (S. 921), S4453 [29AP]
———facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce, S14989 [19NO]
———facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce (H.R. 1714), S13547 [29OC]
———recognize digital and other forms of authentication as an alternative to existing paperbased methods and establish uniform national framework for electronic authentication, S8694 [15JY]
Electronic mail: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (S. 759), S3511-S3513 [25MR]
Entertainment industry: develop and enforce a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products (S. 1228), S7134-S7136 [16JN]
FAA: require air carriers to submit information relative to year 2000 computer problems, S11922-S11928 [5OC]
FCC: eliminate regulatory authority relative to provision of Internet services (S. 1043), S5281 [13MY]
———ensure that unaffiliated service providers have open, nondiscriminatory access to broadband facilities that enable access to the Internet over cable systems, S15015 [19NO]
———establish the Office of Rural Advocacy (S. 1153), S6298 [27MY]
———prohibit the application of current spectrum aggregation limits to new spectrum auctions (S. 1923), S14613 [16NO]
Firearms: make criminal background check requirements applicable only to handguns (S. 703), S3260 [24MR]
———prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background checks before the transfer of a handgun and prohibit retention of resulting information (S. 597), S2591 [11MR]
———regulate transfer over the Internet, S5253-S5257 [13MY], S5326 [14MY]
———regulate transfer over the Internet (S. 637), S2776 [16MR], S4104 [22AP]
Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers (S. 1483), S10226 [4AU]
———export controls on high performance computers, S13216 [27OC]
———require electronic filing of Shippers' Export Declarations to allow more efficient tracking of proliferation shipments by export control agencies (S. 1372), S8531, S8631, S8632 [15JY], S10778 [13SE]
Gambling: prohibit on the Internet (S. 692), S3144-S3146 [23MR], S14863-S14870 [19NO]
Government: strengthen information security practices throughout the Federal Government (S. 1993), S15108-S15112 [19NO]
Government regulations: application to the information technology industry, S7477 [22JN]
———provide regulatory amnesty for defendants who are unable to comply because of a year 2000 computer problem system failure (S. 723), S3451 [25MR]
Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers, S12490 [13OC]
———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers, S8694 [15JY]
———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers (S. 1440), S9382 [27JY]
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: amend (S. 339), S1150 [3FE]
———amend (S. 399), S1417 [10FE]
Information services: installation of filtering or blocking programs in schools and libraries with Internet access (S. 97), S531 [19JA]
Internet: provide regulatory relief to telephone companies that provide high-speed Internet access to rural areas (S. 877), S4189 [26AP]
———require service providers to offer filtering software to block access to unsuitable material by minors, S5141, S5142 [12MY], S5193, S5194 [13MY]
Interstate commerce: prohibit interference on the Internet or interactive computer services, S2090 [2MR]
———treatment of losses arising from year 2000 computer problem failures that disrupt communications, intermodal transportation, and other matters affecting interstate commerce (S. 1138), S6153 [26MY], S6159 [27MY]
IRS: provide taxpayers with greater notice of any unlawful inspection or disclosure of their return or return information (S. 898), S4357 [28AP]
Japan: access of U.S. business to telecommunications markets (S. Res. 207), S13139 [26OC], S13288, S13289 [27OC]
Kosovo: tribute to donations of equipment and technology by computer companies to establish a refugee registration system, S5370 [14MY], S6969 [14JN]
Law enforcement: establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (S. 1314), S8087 [1JY]
Medicare: reimbursement for telehealth services (S. 770), S3637 [13AP]
Microsoft Corp.: application of antitrust laws, S2237-S2239 [4MR], S2574 [11MR], S2617-S2620 [15MR], S2923 [18MR], S4248 [27AP], S4426 [29AP], S5981 [26MY], S7477 [22JN], S10376 [5AU], S14234-S14236 [8NO], S14395 [9NO], S14692 [17NO]
NASA: require placement of anti-drug messages on agency administered Internet sites (S. 1337), S8135 [1JY]
National Commission To Ensure Consumer Information and Choice in the Airline Industry: establish, S11900, S11931 [5OC]
National security: posting of data on the Internet on industrial worst-case accident scenarios, S1911 [24FE]
National Youth Violence Commission: establish, S10215 [4AU]
———establish (S. 1001), S5043 [11MY]
NIST: establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (S. 1494), S10235-S10237 [4AU], S10378 [5AU]
NSF: report on establishment of high-speed, large bandwidth capacity Internet access for all public elementary and secondary schools and libraries (S. 1876), S14093 [5NO]
Orion Computer Sourcing Group: Entrepreneur Magazine (publication) ``Hot 100'' fastest growing business award recipient, S7649 [24JN]
Patent and Trademark Office: establishment of Internet database, S4158 [26AP]
Political campaigns: exclude certain Internet communications from the definition of expenditures (S. 1747), S12835 [19OC]
———exempt Internet activities from regulation, S12676 [15OC]
———require disclosure of certain expenditures by political parties and expedite availability of FEC reports, S12607-S12620 [14OC]
Privacy: enhance protections for electronic information, ensure uniform protections for purchase or rental of certain media, and promote use of encryption technology while balancing law enforcement needs (S. 854), S4040-S4042 [21AP]
———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (S. 809), S3782 [15AP]
Privacy Protection Study Commission: establish (S. 1901), S14535-S14541 [10NO]
Russia: address year 2000 problems relative to effects on Russia's nuclear weapons, S2078 [2MR]
Securities: ensure public availability of stock exchange information (S. 95), S530 [19JA]
Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them protect themselves (S. 699), S3253 [24MR]
Small business: establish a loan guarantee program to address year 2000 problems (S. 314), S1022-S1026 [27JA], S2059-S2069 [2MR]
———facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (S. 1378), S8639, S8640 [15JY]
———use of electronic commerce and Internet technology, S7095, S7096 [16JN]
———waive civil penalties for certain violations of Federal rules or regulations because of a year 2000 computer failure, S6852, S6853 [10JN], S6996 [15JN]
Social Security: require consultation with Social Security Commissioner on investment of trust funds, prohibit investment of trust funds in stock market, and provide information about contribution levels and rates of return (S. 633), S2772-S2774 [16MR]
States: funding to correct year 2000 problem in computers that administer State and local government programs (S. 174), S604 [19JA]
Stennis Space Center: development and application of new technologies to assist farmers, S1637 [12FE]
Surgeon General: importance of report on media and violence (S.J. Res. 23), S4465 [29AP]
Taxation: accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (S. 1150), S6295 [27MY]
———ensure that computers donated by companies to schools have valid operating systems to be eligible for tax credits, S6468 [7JN]
———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H. Con. Res. 190), S15223 [19NO]
———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 1611), S11255 [22SE]
———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 328), S1096 [28JA], S14768 [18NO]
———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. Con. Res. 58), S11735, S11736 [30SE]
———repeal authority of NSF to tax the registration of domain names on the Internet (S. 705), S3261 [24MR]
———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools, S9921, S9922 [30JY], S10071 [3AU], S10374 [5AU]
———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (S. 542), S2318-S2321 [4MR], S6434 [27MY], S6468 [7JN], S8694 [15JY]
———treatment of information technology job training expenses, S9901 [30JY]
———treatment of information technology job training expenses (S. 456), S1931, S1934 [24FE]
———treatment of information technology job training expenses (S. 1934), S14635 [16NO]
———treatment of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, S7369 [21JN]
———treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for small businesses (S. 962), S4798 [5MY]
Technology: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (S. 798), S3705-S3707 [14AP], S3771 [15AP], S8949 [21JY]
Telecommunications: require a health insurance issuer, health plan, or health care provider to obtain an enrollee's or patient's consent relative to the interception of oral, wire, or electronic communications (S. 782), S3642 [13AP]
———require consent of all parties relative to interception of oral, wire, or electronic communications (S. 781), S3642 [13AP]
Telecommunications Act: anniversary, S1773 [23FE]
———implementation, S2041 [25FE]
Terrorism: prohibit distribution of information relative to explosive materials, S5340 [14MY]
Trademarks: protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by amending certain trademark infringement, dilution, and counterfeiting laws, S15023-S15026 [19NO]
———protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by amending certain trademark infringement, dilution, and counterfeiting laws (S. 1255), S7334 [21JN], S8693 [15JY], S10513-S10520 [5AU]
———protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by amending certain trademark infringement, dilution, and counterfeiting laws (S. 1461), S9749-S9755 [29JY]
U.N.: oppose proposed tax on Internet use (S. Con. Res. 52), S10497 [5AU]
Virginia: tribute to Dept. of Motor Vehicles demonstration of the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, S5367 [14MY]
Y2K Act: prohibit preemptions of State laws that provide greater limits on damages and liabilities, S6744, S6745 [9JN]
Reports
Gun Shows—Brady Checks and Crime Gun Traces, H8605-H8613 [23SE]
Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act: Chemical Safety Board, H3024 [12MY]
Y2K Act: Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special), S6735 [9JN]
Reports filed
Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1255), S9743 [29JY]
———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1255) (S. Rept. 106-140), S10388 [5AU]
Childrens' Internet Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 97) (S. Rept. 106-141), S10388 [5AU]
Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 775, Y2K Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 234) (H. Rept. 106-213), H5177 [30JN]
Consideration of H.R. 391, Facilitate Small Business Compliance With Certain Federal Paperwork Requirements and Establish a Task Force To Streamline Certain Requirements: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 42) (H. Rept. 106-13), H536 [9FE]
Consideration of H.R. 1714, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 366) (H. Rept. 106-462), H11702 [8NO]
Consideration of H.R. 2031, Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 272) (H. Rept. 106-281), H6842 [2AU]
Consumer and Investor Access to Information Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 106-350), H9076 [30SE]
Copyright Damages Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1761) (H. Rept. 106-216), H5331 [1JY]
Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1257), S8084 [1JY]
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: Committee on (House) (H.R. 1714) (H. Rept. 106-341), H8872 [27SE]
———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1714) (H. Rept. 106-341), H10172 [18OC]
Extend Certain Expiring Tax Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2923) (H. Rept. 106-344), H8966 [28SE]
Facilitate Small Business Compliance With Certain Federal Paperwork Requirements and Establish a Task Force To Streamline Certain Requirements: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 391) (H. Rept. 106-8), H480 [8FE]
Internet Gambling Prohibition Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 692), S7218 [17JN]
———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 692) (S. Rept. 106-121), S9223 [26JY]
Millennium Digital Commerce Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 761) (S. Rept. 106-131), S9946 [30JY]
Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2086) (H. Rept. 106-472), H12106 [16NO]
Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 439) (H. Rept. 106-11), H480 [8FE]
Promote Reliable On-Line Transactions To Encourage Commerce and Trade (PROTECT) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 798) (S. Rept. 106-142), S10388 [5AU]
Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 106-117), H6423 [26JY]
———Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 106-117), H6423 [26JY]
———Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 106-117), H5838 [19JY]
———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 106-117), H2371 [27AP]
Small Business Year 2000 Readiness Act: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 314) (S. Rept. 106-5), S1801 [23FE]
Trade Agency Authorizations, Drug Free Borders, and Prevention of On-Line Child Pornography Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 1833), S8874 [20JY]
———Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 1833) (S. Rept. 106-156), S10729 [10SE]
———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 106-161), H3502 [24MY]
Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2031) (H. Rept. 106-265), H6581 [27JY]
Year 2000 Fairness and Responsibility Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 461), S3594 [12AP]
Consideration of H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 166) (H. Rept. 106-134), H2997 [11MY]
Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 775) (H. Rept. 106-31), H2928 [10MY]
Y2K Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 775) (H. Rept. 106-212), H5090 [29JN]
———Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 96) (S. Rept. 106-10), S2503 [10MR]
Resolutions by organizations
Protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number: DAR, E1496 [1JY]
Rulings of the Chair
Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), H6875, H6881, H6883 [3AU]
Statements
Consumer and Investor Access to Information Act: Representative Bliley, E1055 [20MY]
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: Executive Office of the President, H11167 [1NO]
Freedom and Privacy Restoration Act: Stacy Pelletier, Jessica Cole, Amy Clark, Sarah Kimball, and Christine Miller, E1537 [14JY]
Internet Censorship: Amanda Cawthra, Angela Bellizzi, Renay Thompson, and Nick Stahle, E1615 [21JY]
Millennium Digital Commerce Act: Executive Office of the President, S14884 [19NO]
Y2K Act: Executive Office of the President, S4323 [28AP]
———Information Technology Association of America, S6735 [9JN]
———Progressive Policy Institute, S6750 [9JN]
Summaries
Electronic Disclosures Delivery Act (H.R. 2626), E1673 [28JY]
National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, S5368 [14MY]
USDA Information Technology Reform and Year-2000 Compliance Act (S. 949), S4668 [4MY]
Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act (S. 254): Byrd Amendment on Enforcement of State Laws in Federal Court Relative to Interstate Transportation of Liquor, S5344 [14MY]
Tables
Air carriers not responding to FAA questionnaire on year 2000 computer problems, S11923-S11928 [5OC]
Tariffs on computer hardware and software in the Caribbean region and sub-Saharan Africa, S13664 [2NO]
Year 2000 Government-wide status mission-critical systems, S2082 [2MR]
Year 2000 technology problem predictions by country, S2082 [2MR]
Year 2000 technology problem predictions by industry, S2082 [2MR]
Testimonies
Government Regulation of the Information Technology Industry: Alan Greenspan, FRS, S7477 [22JN]
———Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., S7479 [22JN]
Y2K Act: Donald J. Palmisano, S4228-S4231 [27AP]
———Robert Courtney, S4227 [27AP], S6739 [9JN]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 190, make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, H10776 [26OC]
H. Res. 42, consideration of H.R. 391, facilitate small business compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements, H590 [11FE]
H. Res. 166, consideration of H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, H3006 [12MY]
H. Res. 234, consideration of conference report on H.R. 775, Y2K Act, H5184 [1JY]
H. Res. 272, consideration of H.R. 2031, Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act, H6856 [3AU]
H. Res. 366, consideration of H.R. 1714, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, H11731 [9NO]
H.R. 391, facilitate small business compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements, H602 [11FE]
H.R. 439, Paperwork Elimination Act, H494 [9FE]
H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, H3026-H3030 [12MY]
H.R. 1714, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, H11162-H11164 [1NO], H11741-H11743 [9NO]
H.R. 1761, Copyright Damages Improvement Act, H6798 [2AU]
H.R. 1833, Customs Service, U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC appropriations, S10524-S10527 [5AU]
H.R. 1833, Trade Agency Authorizations, Drug Free Borders, and Prevention of On-Line Child Pornography Act, H3521-H3523 [25MY]
H.R. 2031, Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act, H6868 [3AU]
H.R. 3456, Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act, H12884 [18NO]
S. 97, Children's Internet Protection Act, S532 [19JA]
S. 174, Y2K State and Local Government Assistance Programs (GAP) Act, S605 [19JA]
S. 314, Small Business Year 2000 Readiness Act, S1023 [27JA], S2068 [2MR], H1488 [23MR]
S. 399, Indian Gaming Regulatory Improvement Act, S1418-S1420 [10FE]
S. 456, tax treatment of information technology job training expenses, S1932 [24FE]
S. 461, Year 2000 Fairness and Responsibility Act, S1941-S1945 [24FE]
S. 491, Education for the 21st Century Act, S2096 [2MR]
S. 542, New Millennium Classrooms Act, S2319 [4MR]
S. 597, Second Amendment Rights Protection Act, S2591 [11MR]
S. 633, Social Security Trust Funds Management Act, S2774 [16MR]
S. 637, Internet Gun Trafficking Act, S2776 [16MR]
S. 692, Internet Gambling Prohibition Act, S14863-S14865 [19NO]
S. 699, Telemarketing Fraud and Seniors Protection Act, S3253 [24MR]
S. 703, make criminal background check requirements applicable only to handguns, S3260 [24MR]
S. 759, Inbox Privacy Act, S3511-S3513 [25MR]
S. 761, Millenium Digital Commerce Act, S3585 [12AP]
S. 761, Millennium Digital Commerce Act, S15153 [19NO]
S. 777, Freedom To E-File Act, S14046 [4NO]
S. 777, Freedom to E-File Act, S3641 [13AP]
S. 781, Telephone Privacy Act, S3642 [13AP]
S. 782, Patients' Telephone Privacy Act, S3643 [13AP]
S. 824, Comprehensive School Improvement and Accountability Act, S3801-S3807 [15AP]
S. 854, Electronic Rights for the 21st Century Act, S4042-S4047 [21AP]
S. 921, Electronics Securities Transactions Act, S4454 [29AP]
S. 949, USDA Information Technology Reform and Year-2000 Compliance Act, S4665-S4668 [4MY]
S. 962, Small Business Y2K Compliance Act, S4799 [5MY]
S. 1001, National Youth Violence Commission Act, S5044 [11MY]
S. 1043, Internet Regulatory Freedom Act, S5282 [13MY]
S. 1150, Semiconductor Equipment Investment Act, S6296 [27MY]
S. 1153, Rural Telecommunications Improvement Act, S6298 [27MY]
S. 1255, Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, S7335 [21JN], S10629 [8SE], H10830 [26OC]
S. 1257, Copyright Damages Improvement Act, S14891 [19NO]
S. 1257, Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act, S8191 [1JY], H6799 [2AU]
S. 1314, Computer Crime Enforcement Act, S8087 [1JY]
S. 1337, require placement of anti-drug messages on NASA administered Internet site, S8135 [1JY]
S. 1372, Proliferation Prevention Enhancement Act, S8632 [15JY]
S. 1461, Domain Name Piracy Prevention Act, S9751 [29JY]
S. 1483, export controls on certain high-speed computers, S10226 [4AU]
S. 1494, Electronic Commerce Extension Establishment Act, S10237 [4AU]
S. 1611, make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, S11256 [22SE]
S. 1747, Internet Freedom Protection Act, S12835 [19OC]
S. 1876, Science and Educational Networking Act, S14093 [5NO]
S. 1923, Third-Generation Wireless Internet Act, S14614 [16NO]
S. 1934, Businesses Educating Students in Technology (BEST) Act, S14636 [16NO]
S. 1993, Government Information Security Act, S15109-S15111 [19NO]
S. Con. Res. 52, oppose proposed U.N. tax on Internet use, S10497 [5AU]
S. Con. Res. 58, make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, S11735 [30SE]
S. Res. 7, Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special) funding, S32 [6JA], S2083 [2MR]
S. Res. 207, access of U.S. business to Japan's telecommunications markets, S13288 [27OC]