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Articles and editorials

Bush Stretches To Defend Surveillance, H136 [1FE]

Cell Phone Bullies Change the Tone at Airports, S1491 [27FE]

Ideological Conflict Menaces U.S. Ability To Fight Terrorism, E888 [19MY]

Keep Skies Cellphone-Free, S1491 [27FE]

Watch This Hookup Closely, S2302 [16MR]

Bills and resolutions

Advertising: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (see S. 2630), S3420 [24AP] (see H.R. 5095), H1561 [5AP] (see H.R. 5126), H1677 [6AP] (see H.R. 5304), H2174 [4MY]

Aviation: prohibit certain agency actions relative to the use of certain electronic devices onboard airborne commercial airlines (see H.R. 5342), H2502 [10MY]

Bush, President: censure relative to authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (see S. Res. 398), S2027 [13MR]

Business and industry: require businesses to permit customers to cancel certain subscription services in the same manner and by the same means that such customers subscribed to such service (see H.R. 5184), H1741 [25AP]

———require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see S. 2553), S2901 [5AP] (see H.R. 4932), H867 [9MR]

Communications Act: amend (see S. 2686), S3801 [1MY]

———reform universal service provisions (see H.R. 5072), H1389 [30MR]

Courts: allow civil actions by persons who refrain from electronic communications due to fear of being subject to warrantless electronic surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes (see S. 2468), S2533 [29MR]

Crime: increase the maximum penalty for telemarketing fraud targeting senior citizens (see H.R. 4987), H1128 [16MR]

———prohibit the unauthorized sale of confidential telephone records (see H.R. 4657), H23 [31JA]

———prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see S. 2177, 2178), S14 [18JA] (see S. 2264), S978 [9FE] (see S. 2389), S1893 [8MR] (see H.R. 4662), H23 (see H.R. 4678), H24 [31JA] (see H.R. 4709, 4714), H223 [8FE] (see H.R. 4943), H972 [14MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants to States for the publication of security and emergency information in telephone directories (see H.R. 5489), H3306 (see H.R. 5489), H3359 [25MY]

FCC: make efforts to reduce telephone rates for Armed Forces personnel deployed overseas (see S. 2653), S3588 [26AP]

———promote and expedite wireless broadband deployment in rural and other areas (see S. 2332), S1461 [17FE] (see H.R. 5085), H1452 [4AP]

———require issuance of a final order relative to usage of white spaces of the broadband spectrum (see S. 2327), S1461 [17FE]

FTC: revise regulations regarding the ``do-not-call'' registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry (see H.R. 4931), H867 [9MR] (see H.R. 5325), H2338 [9MY]

Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 4976), H1128 [16MR] (see H.R. 5371), H2585 [11MY]

National Commission on Surveillance Activities and the Rights of Americans: establish (see S. 2362), S1644 [2MR] (see H.R. 5223), H1915 [27AP]

National Domestic Violence Hotline: anniversary (see S. Res. 373), S1414 [16FE] (see H. Res. 689), H389 [16FE]

National Security Agency: express that legislation authorizing military force against those responsible for terrorist attacks against the U.S. does not authorize warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 350), S19 [20JA] (see S. Res. 350), S123 [25JA]

———request President and direct certain Depts. to transmit documents on investigation of involvement by personnel in creation of warrantless surveillance program and security clearance denials (see H. Res. 845), H3308 (see H. Res. 845), H3361 [25MY]

———request President and direct Dept. of Justice to submit documents on requests to telephone companies for access to domestic records and communications without a warrant (see H. Res. 819), H2705 (see H. Res. 819), H2757 [17MY]

Telecommunications: ensure availability of high-quality, advanced telecommunications and broadband services, technologies, and networks and establish permanent mechanism for universal service (see S. 2256), S864 [8FE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (see H.R. 4659), H23 [31JA]

Hearings

Cell Phones on Aircraft—Nuisance or Necessity? Representatives Duncan, Mica, and DeFazio, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) Subcommittee on Aviation, S1492 [27FE]

Letters

Call Home Act: Casey W. Coane, Naval Reserve Association, S3592 [26AP]

———Clarence Hill, American Legion, S3591 [26AP]

———Dave Davidson, Naval Enlisted Reserve Association, S3592 [26AP]

———Gordon R. Sullivan, Association of the U.S. Army, S3591 [26AP]

———Michael P. Cline, Enlisted Association of the National Guard, S3591 [26AP]

———Military Coalition, S3591 [26AP]

———Robert E. Wallace, VFW, S3592 [26AP]

———Rose Lee, Gold Star Wives of America, Inc., S3592 [26AP]

Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act: Jeannine Kenney, Consumers Union, H1692 [25AP]

———LeRoy D. Baca, H1693 [25AP]

Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants: Senator Specter, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S40 [25JA]

———several Senators, S106 [25JA]

Press releases

Civil Liberty Safeguards Contained in Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House), E63-E66 [1FE]

Sprint Nextel Sues To Shut Down Online Services That Illegally Obtain and Sell Confidential Telephone Records: Sprint Nextel Corp., H1693 [25AP]

T-Mobile Sues Cell Record Brokers for Criminal Profiteering: T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc., H1693 [25AP]

Verizon Wireless Applauds Cell Phone Privacy Bill: Verizon, Inc., H1693 [25AP]

Remarks in House

Advertising: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (H.R. 5126), H3386-H3388 [6JN], H4707 [28JN]

———prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (H.R. 5304), H4707 [28JN]

Bascom Communications Inc.: anniversary, E1162 [15JN]

Bush, President: censure relative to authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (S. Res. 398), H876 [14MR], H978, H979 [15MR]

Business and industry: require businesses to permit customers to cancel certain subscription services in the same manner and by the same means that such customers subscribed to such service (H.R. 5184), E595 [25AP]

Crime: prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (H.R. 4709), H1690-H1694, H1704 [25AP], E90 [8FE]

———prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (H.R. 4943), H1889 [27AP]

EEOC: prohibit funding for National Contact Center, H4753-H4755 [28JN]

FCC: funding relative to prohibiting deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls, H4707 [28JN]

Intelligence services: prohibit funding for domestic electronic surveillance not in compliance with certain statutes, H4276-H4286 [20JN], E1255 [23JN]

———reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted, H1809, H1810 [26AP]

———reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (H.R. 5371), H4283, H4285 [20JN]

National Commission on Surveillance Activities and the Rights of Americans: establish (H.R. 5223), E658 [27AP]

National Security Agency: collection and analysis of domestic telephone records, H2558, H2559, H2560 [11MY], H2599 [16MY], E888 [19MY]

———Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, H139 [1FE], H227, H229, H257 [14FE], H277, H299 [15FE], H335 [16FE], H487, H488 [1MR], H1776, H1779, H1781, H1782, H1789, H1791-H1793 [26AP], H2302 [9MY], H4562 [27JN]

———withhold portion of funding until the Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) receives report on the cost of the electronic surveillance program, H1776, H1777 [26AP]

Potter, Mike: Cellflix Festival Grand Prize award recipient, E178 [17FE]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 1898), E998 [26MY]

Telecommunications: clarify authority of municipalities to negotiate local cable franchise agreements and assess a franchise fee for rights-of-way for cable service, H3573, H3574 [8JN]

———establish a dispute resolution process for monetary disputes between local franchise authorities and cable operators, H3574 [8JN]

———increase penalties for cable operators who deny cable service to residents based on income, H3573 [8JN]

———promote and enhance public safety and encourage rapid deployment of IP-enabled voice services for emergency response networks, H3574 [8JN]

———promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), H3551 [8JN]

———protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services, H794 [9MR]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (H.R. 4659), H60-H67, H114 [1FE]

Remarks in Senate

Advertising: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (S. 2630), S3422 [24AP]

Aviation: prohibit use of cellular phones during flights, S1490-S1492 [27FE]

Bush, President: censure relative to authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (S. Res. 398), S2011-S2016 [13MR]

———censure relative to authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (S. Res. 398), unanimous-consent agreement, S2011 [13MR]

———censure relative to authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (S. Res. 398), unanimous-consent request, S2010 [13MR]

Business and industry: merger of AT&T Corp., and BellSouth Corp., S2302 [16MR]

Communications Act: amend (S. 2686), S3803, S3804 [1MY], S6624-S6627 [28JN]

Courts: allow civil actions by persons who refrain from electronic communications due to fear of being subject to warrantless electronic surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes (S. 2468), S2535 [29MR]

Crime: prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (S. 2177), S15 [18JA]

———prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (S. 2389), S1895 [8MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: firefighter assistance grant funding for communications connectivity compliant with local interoperable communications plans, S3970 [3MY]

FCC: make efforts to reduce telephone rates for Armed Forces personnel deployed overseas (S. 2653), S3591 [26AP]

———require issuance of a final order relative to usage of white spaces of the broadband spectrum (S. 2327), S1471 [17FE]

National Commission on Surveillance Activities and the Rights of Americans: establish (S. 2362), S1653-S1655 [2MR]

National Domestic Violence Hotline: anniversary (S. Res. 373), S1436 [16FE]

National Security Agency: collection and analysis of domestic telephone records, S4647 [17MY]

———express that legislation authorizing military force against those responsible for terrorist attacks against the U.S. does not authorize warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens (S. Res. 350), S28-S30 [20JA], S47, S137-S139 [25JA]

———Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, S38, S47, S104-S107 [25JA], S758-S761 [7FE], S782-S785, S853 [8FE], S877-S879 [9FE], S1067-S1069 [10FE], S1337-S1340 [15FE], S1457, S1480 [17FE], S2301 [16MR]

Telecommunications: ensure availability of high-quality, advanced telecommunications and broadband services, technologies, and networks and establish permanent mechanism for universal service (S. 2256), S866 [8FE]

———implement certain reforms, S1125 [13FE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, S333 [31JA]

———extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (H.R. 4659), S498, S502 [2FE]

———extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (S. 2082), S362 [31JA]

Reports filed

Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2178), S1643 [2MR]

Dept. of Justice Document Submittal on Presidential Authorization of Electronic Surveillance Without Court-Approved Warrants: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 643) (H. Rept. 109-382), H563 [2MR]

Document Transmittal on Investigation of Involvement by Personnel in Creation of Warrantless Surveillance Program and Security Clearance Denials: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 845) (H. Rept. 109-528), H4554 [26JN]

Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4709) (H. Rept. 109-395), H1127 [16MR]

Presidential and Dept. of Defense Document Transmittal on Presidential Authorization of Electronic Surveillance Without Court-Approved Warrants: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 645) (H. Rept. 109-384), H644 [7MR]

Presidential and Dept. of Justice Document Transmittal on Presidential Authorization of Electronic Surveillance Without Court-Approved Warrants: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 644) (H. Rept. 109-383), H563 [2MR]

Presidential Document Transmittal on Presidential Authorization of Electronic Surveillance Without Court-Approved Warrants: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H. Res. 641) (H. Rept. 109-385), H644 [7MR]

Prevent Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4943) (H. Rept. 109-398), H1195 [28MR]

Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2389) (S. Rept. 109-253), S4211 [9MY]

Truth in Caller ID Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5126) (H. Rept. 109-489), H3423 [6JN]

Texts of

H.R. 4659, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act extension of sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, H60 [1FE]

H.R. 4709, Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act, H1690 [25AP]

H.R. 5126, Truth in Caller ID Act, H3386 [6JN]

S. 2177, Phone Records Protection Act, S15 [18JA]

S. 2327, Wireless Innovation (Winn) Act, S1472 [17FE]

S. 2389, Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act, S1895-S1897 [8MR]

S. 2630, Truth in Caller ID Act, S3423 [24AP]

S. Res. 350, express that legislation authorizing military force against those responsible for terrorist attacks against the U.S. does not authorize warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens, S28 [20JA], S136 [25JA]

S. Res. 373, National Domestic Violence Hotline anniversary, S1436 [16FE]

S. Res. 398, censure President Bush relative to authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, S2041 [13MR]