INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Amendments

EPA: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 710), H5826 [11SE]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2154 [26AP]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), H2166, H2167, H2169, H2170, H2171, H2172, H2173, H2174, H2175, H2176, H2178 [26AP]

——— allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2154 [26AP]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5401, S5402, S5403, S5405, S5409, S5410 [25JY], S5495, S5507, S5519, S5520, S5521, S5522, S5532, S5544, S5556, S5568, S5572, S5575, S5579, S5591, S5603, S5615, S5622 [26JY], S5661, S5673, S5676, S5677, S5678, S5681, S5682, S5684, S5685, S5686, S5687, S5688 [30JY], S5724, S5739, S5740, S5741, S5743, S5744, S5746, S5747, S5748, S5760, S5772, S5773, S5777, S5778, S5782, S5783, S5784, S5786, S5787, S5788, S5789, S5791, S5792, S5793 [31JY], S5885, S5886, S5888, S5889, S5890, S5891 [1AU]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, D1 [3JA]

Articles and editorials

Brake the Internet Pirates, S23 [23JA]

China Hackers Hit U.S. Chamber—Attacks Breached Computer System of Business-Lobbying Group—Emails Stolen, S5823 [1AU]

Cyber Hill Battle—Searching for a Common Sense Defense Against a ‘‘Digital Pearl Harbor’’, S5910 [2AU]

Going After the Pirates, S28 [23JA]

Internet Piracy and How To Stop It, S28 [23JA]

Megaupload Shows Online Copyright Protection Is Needed, S23 [23JA]

Online Piracy and Political Overreach, S29 [23JA]

Policing the Internet, S28 [23JA]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]

Armed Forces: track, prevent, and respond to hazing incidents involving members (see S. 3180), S3174 [15MY]

Border Patrol: impose requirements on searches of laptop computers and other digital electronic devices and storage media (see H.R. 6651), H6765 [12DE]

Census: celebrate release of 1940 census and commend Bureau of the Census and National Archives and Records Administration efforts to maintain information (see H. Res. 637), H2274 [27AP]

Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs relative to sex offender management and registration (see H.R. 3796), H82 [19JA]

Colleges and universities: increase civil penalties for institutions of higher education that fail to comply with campus security disclosure and campus crime statistics policies (see S. 2285), S2324 [16AP]

——— require institutions of higher education to post certain IRS returns on their websites (see S. 2835), S2927 [7MY]

Computers: improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see S. 2151), S1194 [1MR] (see S. 3342), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 4263), H1641 [27MR]

——— protect cyber privacy (see H.R. 6183), H5290 [25JY]

——— provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (see S. 2102), S567 [13FE]

Congress: strengthen financial disclosures by Members, officers, and employees, display subject matter of debates, make legislation available before voting, and promote availability of FEC reports (see H.R. 3898), H475 [3FE]

Congressional Research Service: provide public Internet access to certain publications (see H. Res. 727), H4774 [10JY]

Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer’s informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet (see H.R. 6671), H6828 [17DE]

Copyrights: adopt fair standards and procedures by which determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with respect to webcasting (see S. 3609), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 6480), H6273 [21SE]

Courts: provide for recovery of computer hardware and software patent litigation costs in cases where the court finds the claimant did not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding (see H.R. 6245), H5628 [1AU]

——— provide special motion to dismiss ‘‘strategic lawsuits against public participation’’ (SLAPPs) to protect journalists and Internet service providers (see S. 3493), S5977 [2AU]

Crime: amend provisions relative to disclosures to governments by communications-related service providers of certain information consisting of or relating to communications (see H.R. 6529), H6275 [21SE]

——— enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation of access to child pornography and require Internet service providers to assist child pornography and exploitation investigations (see S. 3456), S5658 [30JY] (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]

——— prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 3432), S5381 [25JY] (see H.R. 6205), H5326 [26JY]

——— provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (see S. 3556), S6454 [19SE]

——— support law enforcement training efforts on identifying, investigating, prosecuting, and rescuing victims of sex trafficking and eliminate Internet sites that facilitate such exploitation (see H. Res. 649), H2645 [10MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish grant program within rural broadband program (see S. 2275), S2243 [29MR]

——— improve the program of access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas (see S. 2298), S2496 [18AP]

——— submit and provide access to a report on the animals killed under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services program (see H.R. 6308), H5705 [2AU]

Dept. of Education: award grants in order to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students (see S. 2194), S1734 [15MR] (see H.R. 4207), H1390 [19MR]

——— enable States to implement integrated statewide education longitudinal data systems (see H.R. 6703), H7429 [21DE]

Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and development program (see S. 3459), S5732 [31JY] (see H.R. 6454), H6231 [20SE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a national toll-free hotline and website to provide child care consumer education information to help parents access child care under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 2135), S1088 [28FE] (see H.R. 6707), H7435 [27DE]

——— authorize grants to States for demonstration projects to expand State registries on childhood immunization or health to include body mass index (BMI) (see H.R. 6402), H5999 [13SE]

——— foster further innovation and entrepreneurship in the health information technology sector (see H.R. 6626), H6586 [3DE]

——— provide for public disclosure of charges for certain hospital and ambulatory surgical center treatment episodes (see H.R. 5709), H2644 [10MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information to intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 6012), H3975 [21JN]

——— research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure (see H.R. 6221), H5327 [26JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish uniform standards for the exchange of controlled substance and prescription information to prevent diversion, fraud, and abuse of such substances and drugs (see S. 2254), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4292), H1740 [28MR]

Dept. of Labor: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to facilitate online job searches (see S. 3316), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 6401), H5999 [13SE]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H1427 [20MR]

Dept. of the Interior: grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps (see S. 2071), S350 [6FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: expand authority to access the National Directory of New Hires for purposes of tax administration (see H.R. 5543), H2441 [8MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve utilization of teleconsultation, teleretinal imaging, telemedicine, and telehealth coordination services for veterans’ health care (see H.R. 4023), H725 [14FE]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 5881), H3362 [31MY]

——— provide veterans, when they electronically file claims for benefits, with notice that relevant services may be available to them from veterans service organizations (see S. 3052), S3042 [9MY]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), H900 [16FE]

Education: support statewide individual-level integrated postsecondary education data systems (see S. 2098), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 4061), H901 [16FE]

Electronic Communications Privacy Act: clarify and update standards for government and law enforcement access to stored communications and customer records (see H.R. 6339), H5706 [2AU]

FCC: ensure rule adopting methodology for establishing benchmarks for Universal Service Fund high-cost loop support shall have no force or effect and require report on an alternative methodology (see H.R. 6526), H6275 [21SE]

——— establish data usage measurement standards for Internet service providers, ensure proper use of data caps, empower consumers to monitor data usage, and prohibit discrimination against any content (see S. 3703), S8302 [20DE]

——— require reallocation and auction for commercial use of certain frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum (see H.R. 4817), H2203 [26AP]

FDA: improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), H1016 [28FE]

FDIC: protect certain information (see S. 2055), S261 [1FE]

FEC: establish and operate a website for the public to view the contents of political advertisements and require sponsors of advertisements to furnish such contents (see H.R. 6259), H5628 [1AU]

Federal agencies and departments: create a centralized website for reports issued by inspectors general (see H.R. 4404), H2029 [19AP]

——— develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see S. 2096), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 4004), H692 [9FE]

FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system (see S. 2319), S2545 [19AP]

Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H3103 [17MY]

FTC: promulgate rules requiring Internet merchants to disclose use of price-altering computer programs (see H.R. 6508), H6274 [21SE]

Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative Advisory Committee: develop information sharing and interoperability recommendations and pursue benefits for local, State, tribal, and Federal justice agencies (see H.R. 6618), H6535 [29NO]

Government: increase accountability and transparency in Federal spending (see S. 3600), S6546 [20SE]

——— optimize Federal data center usage and efficiency (see H.R. 6278), H5704 [2AU]

GPO: provide funding for printing of updated version of ‘‘Hispanic Americans in Congress’’ and production of electronic versions of certain other House documents (see H. Con. Res. 132), H4907 [17JY]

GSA: install Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless neutral host systems in Federal buildings to improve in-building wireless communications coverage and commercial network capacity (see S. 3439), S5381 [25JY]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H4156 [27JN]

——— improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see H.R. 6719), H7469 [30DE]

——— protect privacy of protected health information by requiring health care providers to encrypt devices that store health information, restricting access, and improving congressional oversight (see S. 3351), S4674 [27JN]

High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support of networking and information technology research (see H.R. 3834), H186 [27JA]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 631), H2123 [25AP]

Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H2712 [15MY]

Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]

Internet: oppose any effort to transfer control to the U.N. or any other international governmental organization (see S. Res. 446), S2824 [26AP]

——— preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3266 [30MY]

——— promote a global Internet free from government control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]

Law enforcement: enhance punishment for identity theft and other violations of data privacy (see S. 2111), S699 [15FE]

——— improve enforcement of criminal and civil law with respect to cloud computing (see S. 3569), S6454 [19SE]

Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology by safety net providers and clinics (see S. 3539), S6339 [13SE]

Medicare: make publicly available on the official Medicare Internet site payment rates for frequently reimbursed hospital inpatient procedures, hospital outpatient procedures, and physicians’ services (see H.R. 5730), H2645 [10MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend certain requirements and penalties that would impede eligible professionals from adopting electronic health records to improve patient care (see H.R. 6598), H6428 [16NO]

——— exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 4066), H901 [16FE]

National Data Privacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 358), S163 [30JA]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see S. Res. 562), S6454 [19SE]

National security: improve Federal information security (see H.R. 4257), H1570 [26MR]

Native Americans: establish a position for a representative of Indian tribes on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation of universal communications service (see H.R. 4059), H901 [16FE]

NLRB: prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]

NOAA: establish constituent-driven program to collect priority coastal geospatial data and support information platform capable of efficiently integrating coastal data to manage coastal region (see H.R. 6475), H6231 [20SE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), consideration (see H. Res. 631), H2123 [25AP]

Political campaigns: eliminate certain contribution limitations and require political committees to post information on contributions received by the committees on their websites (see H.R. 6197), H5291 [25JY]

Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), S5486 [26JY]

Privacy: change effective date for the Internet publication of certain information to prevent national security breech and protect certain military officers and civilian employees (see S. 3625), S6626 [21SE] (see H.R. 6634), H6675 [5DE]

——— prevent national security breech and protect certain military officers and civilian employees endangered due to Internet publication of certain information (see S. 3510), S5977 [2AU]

——— prohibit employers, schools, and universities from requiring employees or enrollees to provide a user name, password, or other access to a personal social networking account (see H.R. 5050), H2268 [27AP]

——— prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see S. 3074), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5684), H2566 [9MY]

——— require certain entities that collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice in the case of a breach of security involving such information (see S. 3333), S4417 [21JN]

Product safety: establish a comprehensive process to inform consumers about food and product recalls (see H.R. 4759), H2125 [25AP]

Rural areas: authorize a competitive grant program to implement and evaluate digital learning in rural locales (see H.R. 5732), H2645 [10MY]

SBA: establish a small business common application and web portal for purposes of Federal small business assistance programs (see S. 3194), S3234 [16MY]

Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (see S. 2190), S1613 [13MR]

Senior citizens: prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors and increase public awareness of the impact and educate the public on how to identify such fraud (see H.R. 4846), H2204 [26AP]

Small business: provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]

Social Security: establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of certain human services programs (see H.R. 6682), H7264 [18DE]

Taxation: extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes (see H.R. 6549), H6276 [21SE]

Technology: combat trade barriers that threaten maintenance of an open, global Internet, that mandate unique technology standards as a condition of market access, and promote free flow of information (see H.R. 6530), H6275 [21SE]

——— enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (see S. 2105), S614 [14FE] (see S. 3414), S5212 [19JY]

Telecommunications: continue an advisory committee considering optimal security, reliability, and interoperability of communications systems (see H.R. 6552), H6276 [21SE]

——— encourage spectrum licensees to make unused spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand wireless coverage (see S. 3516), S5978 [2AU]

——— ensure State and local E911 fees, taxes, and surcharges are imposed in a fair and equitable manner relative to prepaid mobile services (see H.R. 3788), H77 [18JA]

——— ensure that security is taken into account in certain efforts relative to interconnectivity of telecommunications networks (see H.R. 6551), H6276 [21SE]

——— establish an advisory committee on national security telecommunications (see H.R. 6550), H6276 [21SE]

——— prohibit mobile service providers from providing service on mobile electronic devices that have been reported stolen and enable consumers to remotely delete data from such devices (see H.R. 4247), H1542 [22MR]

——— require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the FCC (see S. 3433), S5381 [25JY]

——— require disclosures to consumers on the capability of software to monitor mobile device usage and require consent of the consumer prior to monitoring (see H.R. 6377), H5922 [12SE]

U.N.: oppose any resolution endorsing an international code of conduct for information security in order to preserve, enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet (see H. Con. Res. 114), H1571 [26MR] (see H. Res. 628), H2031 [19AP]

U.S. Geological Survey: establish the National Geospatial Technology Administration (see H.R. 4233), H1496 [21MR]

Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (see S. 3410), S5212 [19JY] (see H.R. 6131), H4906 [17JY]

Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H4862 [12JY]

Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the ‘‘adult entertainment’’ section of the classified advertising website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex trafficking (see S. Res. 439), S2731 [25AP] (see H. Res. 646), H2320 [7MY]

Voting: modernize State voting systems by allowing for increased use of the Internet in voter registration, automated registration of certain individuals, and shortening voter wait times and early voting (see H.R. 6632), H6622 [4DE]

——— modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see S. 3608), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]

——— require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5628 [1AU]

Cloture motions

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5724 [31JY], S5919 [2AU], S6784 [14NO]

——— enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, S5357 [25JY], S5450 [26JY]

Conference reports

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834–H880 [16FE]

Letters

Collaborate with industry, enhance information sharing, strengthen cyber criminal statutes, and update Federal security standards to improve cybersecurity: Brian J. Raymond, National Association of Manufacturers, S5431 [26JY]

——— Charles T. Drevna, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (organization), S5431 [26JY]

——— David French, National Retail Federation, S5431 [26JY]

——— Marty Durbin, American Petroleum Institute, S5431 [26JY]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S5430 [26JY]

Cybersecurity Act: several former national security officials, S4136 [13JN]

Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): Dorothy Coleman, National Association of Manufacturers, S5909 [2AU]

——— Keith B. Alexander, National Security Agency, S5704 [31JY]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S6782 [14NO]

——— several financial services organizations, S5909 [2AU]

——— several individuals, S5437 [26JY]

——— Shawn Osbourne, TechAmerica (organization), S5915 [2AU]

Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act: Kerry D. Bolognese, George Mason University, H2095 [25AP]

——— several organizations, H2093, H2094 [25AP]

Enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure: several former government officials, S4847 [11JY]

Federal information security improvement: Representative Hall, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), E699 [27AP]

——— Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), E699 [27AP]

Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs extension: several business organizations, S819 [16FE]

Felony prosecution of individuals relative to violation of Internet ‘‘terms of service’’ agreements: several organizations, S5915 [2AU]

FEMA integrated public alert and warning system modernization: Brenda Battat, Hearing Loss Association of America, S2550 [19AP]

——— Gordon H. Smith, National Association of Broadcasters, S2550 [19AP]

——— Jim Mullen, National Emergency Management Association, S2550 [19AP]

——— John G. Paré, Jr., National Federation of the Blind, S2550 [19AP]

——— National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations, S2550 [19AP]

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., ties with China’s People’s Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. intelligence and defense communities through access to U.S. telecommunications markets: Carter G. Phillips, Sidley Austin LLP, E797 [15MY]

——— Representative Wolf, E797, E798 [15MY]

Improve privacy of electronic communications: several organizations, S5914 [2AU]

Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act crowdfunding regulation: Candace Klein, SoMoLend Holdings, LLC, S1878 [21MR]

——— David Levine, American Sustainable Business Council, S1724 [15MR]

——— Freeman White, S1724 [15MR]

——— John Ducrest, Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions, S1724 [15MR]

——— Mercer Bullard, Fund Democracy (organization), S1878 [21MR]

——— Nick Bhargava, MOTAAVI (business), S1724 [15MR]

——— Sara Hanks, CrowdCheck, Inc., S1879 [21MR]

——— several State Secs. of State, S1723 [15MR]

——— Sherwood Neiss, Jason Best, and Zak Cassady-Dorion, Startup Exemption (organization), S1878 [21MR]

——— Todd O. McCracken, National Small Business Association, S1877 [21MR]

Marketplace Fairness Act: several Senators, S817 [16FE]

Prevent national security breech and protect certain military officers and civilian employees endangered due to Internet publication of certain information: several former national security officials, S5953 [2AU]

Lists

Organizations supporting the Enzi amendment to S. 2237, Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, on empowering States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, S4883 [11JY]

Motions

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615 [8FE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), H2184 [26AP]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5357 [25JY], S5419 [26JY], S5724 [31JY]

Press releases

NGA Opposes DATA Act Legislation: National Governors Association, H2094 [25AP]

U.S. Embassy Dublin Issues Caution About Diversity Visa Email Scams: U.S. Embassy, Dublin, Ireland, H6544 [30NO]

Proclamations

Ms. Marci McCarthy Day: Representative Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’ Johnson, Jr., E616 [23AP]

Regulations

Standards for the electronic posting of House and committee documents and data: Committee on House Administration (House), H370 [1FE]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: track, prevent, and respond to hazing incidents involving members, E980 [5JN]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (H.R. 3179), H5138 [24JY]

CBO: establish website which features a calculator to allow taxpayers to enter their annual income and receive an estimate of projected contribution to or receipt from major legislation, H411 [2FE]

Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs relative to sex offender management and registration (H.R. 3796), H5450–H5452 [31JY], H5618 [1AU], E1379 [1AU]

Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (H.R. 1895), E1601 [21SE]

Clevelandpeople.com (Internet site): tribute, E1939 [17DE]

Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (H.R. 1048), H3809 [20JN]

Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (H.R. 2096), H2215–H2222 [27AP]

——— protect cyber privacy, H5686 [2AU]

Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer’s informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet (H.R. 6671), H6849–H6851 [18DE]

Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation of access to child pornography and require Internet service providers to assist child pornography and exploitation investigations (H.R. 6063), H5507–H5510 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]

Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: set sunset date, H2176 [26AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: submit and provide access to a report on the animals killed under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services program (H.R. 6308), E1396 [3AU]

Dept. of Commerce: develop online calculator to assist U.S. companies in determining the costs of manufacturing overseas, H2357 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: establish an interagency organization to coordinate military cyber operations, H3126 [18MY]

——— make available to the public the total costs of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on the Dept. of Defense website, H3005 [17MY]

——— provide VA medical personnel access to medical records of soldiers in order to coordinate care and treatment, H3316, H3317 [31MY]

——— report on status of work on cognitive radio, dynamic spectrum access, software-defined radio, and other spectrum-sharing techniques and technologies, H5033 [19JY]

——— require posting on departmental websites information on sexual assault prevention and response resources, H3129 [18MY]

Dept. of Education: provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (H.R. 3014), H2522 [9MY], E1938 [17DE]

Dept. of Energy: determine if impact analyses of EPA rules and actions on energy prices are infeasible to conduct, requires data that does not exist, or would generate unreliable or useless results, H3924 [21JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize interception of communications and other system traffic that is transmitted and stored on Federal systems and deploy countermeasures for cybersecurity purposes, H2177 [26AP]

——— cybersecurity infrastructure funding, H3619, H3636, H3637 [7JN]

——— cybersecurity personnel funding, H3650 [7JN]

——— denial of access by States to Systematic Alienation Verification Entitlement (SAVE) database to identify noncitizens among registered voters, H3584 [7JN]

——— Immigration and Customs Enforcement Child Exploitation Center funding, H3542, H3543 [6JN]

——— research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure, H6500–H6503 [28NO]

——— research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure (H.R. 6221), E1338 [26JY]

Dept. of Justice: Internet Crimes Against Children task forces funding, H2392 [8MY]

——— make available to the public a redacted summary of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court decisions that permit warrantless surveillance, H5892 [12SE]

——— prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property (S. 968), H33 [18JA], H84 [23JA]

——— prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods (H.R. 3261), H33, H40, H45 [18JA], H84 [23JA]

——— Regional Information Sharing Systems Program funding through reductions in NOAA climate research funding, H2374 [8MY]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (H.R. 4227), H1397 [20MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live lease sales, H3887 [20JN]

——— grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps (H.R. 3117), H88–H90 [23JA]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding to implement regulations to mandate global positioning system (GPS) tracking, electronic on-board recording devices, or event data recorders in passenger or commercial motor vehicles, H4149, H4150 [27JN]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], H478 [6FE], H524–H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], H709–H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), conference report, H906, H911–H927, H929, H934 [17FE], H2783 [16MY], E237–E239 [24FE], E261, E265–E267, E272 [28FE], E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907–H911 [17FE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137–H143 [24JA], H356–H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615–H623 [8FE], H659–H661 [9FE]

EPA: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 710), H5826–H5829 [11SE], E1493 [12SE]

Executive Office of the President: establish the National Office for Cyberspace, H2792 [16MY]

FBI: National Instant Criminal Background Check System funding, H2457 [9MY]

FCC: ensure changes to transparency and procedures do not impede implementation of rules to ensure broadband access in rural areas, H1622 [27MR]

——— preserve ability to protect online privacy, including rules prohibiting licensees or regulated entities from requiring job applicants to disclose passwords to social networking web sites, H1627 [27MR]

——— provide for creation of a public safety broadband network, ensure a more efficient and innovative allocation of the electromagnetic spectrum, and permit the FCC to conduct incentive auctions, H914, H918–H921 [17FE], E237–E239 [24FE]

Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (H.R. 4004), E174 [9FE]

FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system, H6111 [19SE]

Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (H.R. 5817), H6580–H6584 [3DE], H6723, H6724 [12DE]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows, H1918 [18AP], H5204 [25JY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: prohibit the use of information on U.S. citizens obtained through the search of a legally amassed data pool without prior warrant authorization, H5891 [12SE]

Freedom of Information Act: require regulatory information provided to private-sector cybersecurity entities sharing intelligence community cybersecurity systems remain subject to the Act, H2170 [26AP]

Government: require accountability and transparency in Federal spending (H.R. 2146), H2082–H2095 [25AP]

Government regulations: exempt regulations pertaining to privacy from any regulatory freeze, H5252, H5253 [25JY]

GPO: provide funding for printing of updated version of ‘‘Hispanic Americans in Congress’’ and production of electronic versions of certain other House documents (H. Con. Res. 132), H5744, H5745 [10SE]

——— tribute to online Federal document retrieval system, E461 [28MR]

Health: importance of electronic medical records and health information technology, H6711 [12DE]

High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support of networking and information technology research (H.R. 3834), H2222–H2227, H2252 [27AP]

House of Representatives: prohibit purchase of paid online advertisements by Members, committees, and leadership offices, H3683, H3684 [8JN]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2147–H2156 [26AP]

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.: concerns about ties with China’s People’s Liberation Army and potential threat to U.S. intelligence and defense communities through access to U.S. telecommunications markets, H1376–H1378 [19MR], E796 [15MY]

Intelligence services: clarify certain definitions to maintain consistency across all cybersecurity policies, H2175, H2176 [26AP]

——— clarify that private-sector cybersecurity entity liability exemption in use of intelligence community systems extends only to identification and acquisition of cyber threat information, H2169 [26AP]

——— counterintelligence resources funding, H3294 [31MY]

Internet: preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived (H. Con. Res. 127), H5253 [25JY], H5599–H5602 [1AU], E1403 [3AU]

——— promote a global Internet free from government control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model currently in effect (S. Con. Res. 50), H6644–H6646 [5DE]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (H.R. 365), H2636 [10MY], H2673–H2676 [15MY], E882 [22MY]

National Computer Science Education Week: observance, E1938 [17DE]

National security: call to disable Twitter accounts of groups designated as a foreign terrorist organization, H6432 [27NO]

——— cybersecurity funding, H1715 [28MR]

——— improve Federal information security (H.R. 4257), H2187–H2192 [26AP], E668 [26AP]

National Telework Week: observance, E372 [16MR]

NOAA: Comprehensive Large-Data Array Stewardship System (CLASS) funding, H2522 [9MY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities, H6502 [28NO]

——— allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), H2077 [25AP], H2146, H2156–H2186 [26AP], H2253 [27AP], H3293 [31MY], E693 [27AP]

——— allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2147–H2156 [26AP]

——— allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), corrections in engrossment, H2186 [26AP]

——— allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), motion to recommit, H2184 [26AP]

——— allow intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities for only certain purposes, H2170, H2171 [26AP]

——— clarify retention and use rules for personal information received by the intelligence community from private-sector cybersecurity entities, H2172 [26AP]

——— exempt private-sector cybersecurity entities from liability for non-participation in voluntary intelligence community cyber threat efforts, H2174 [26AP]

——— include critical infrastructure owners and operators in program to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities, H2167–H2169, H2178, H2179 [26AP]

——— limit authority of intelligence community to use Federal cybersecurity systems on private-sector cybersecurity entities, H2173 [26AP]

——— narrow definitions of what information private-sector cybersecurity entities may share with the intelligence community, H2174, H2175 [26AP]

——— prohibit intelligence community cybersecurity systems from using sensitive personal documents received from certain sources, H2171, H2172 [26AP]

——— require list of all Federal agencies receiving cyber threat intelligence information from the intelligence community, H2173 [26AP]

——— require report to identify and assess risks from foreign suppliers of information technology with ties to foreign governments, H3305, H3306 [31MY]

Privacy: change effective date for the Internet publication of certain information to prevent national security breech and protect certain military officers and civilian employees (H.R. 6634), H6659 [5DE]

——— change effective date for the Internet publication of certain information to prevent national security breech and protect certain military officers and civilian employees (S. 3625), H6285 [28SE]

——— prevent national security breech and protect certain military officers and civilian employees endangered due to Internet publication of certain information (S. 3510), H5686 [2AU]

——— prohibit Federal agencies, employers, or prospective employers from requiring the disclosure of passwords to social networking web sites or personal accounts, H2184 [26AP]

SEC: provide online information and conduct outreach to inform small businesses and women-, veteran-, and minority-owned businesses of efforts to improve access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies, H1284, H1285 [8MR]

Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1228, H1240, H1245 [7MR], H1580, H1590–H1592 [27MR]

Taxation: extend enhanced charitable deduction for corporate contributions of computer inventory for educational purposes (H.R. 6549), E1634 [21SE]

——— promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (H.R. 2701), H5138 [24JY]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure, H5955 [13SE]

——— improve laws relative to cybersecurity (H.R. 3674), H6502 [28NO]

Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation, E1906 [11DE]

——— allow transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (H.R. 3173), H4015–H4017 [26JN], H4422 [28JN], E1171 [28JN]

Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (H.R. 6131), H5829, H5830 [11SE]

Vietnam: petition on White House website urging the administration to stop expanding trade at the expense of human rights, E751 [9MY]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 5799), H5118, H5120–H5122 [23JY], E838 [17MY], E1703 [16OC]

——— require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and reliability (H.R. 6246), H5530 [1AU]

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, S4880–S4884 [11JY]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 1832), S369 [7FE], S815–S817 [16FE]

Civil liberties: prohibit unreasonable search or seizure of records of individuals held by a third party without express consent or issuance of a probable cause warrant, S8406, S8407, S8422, S8424, S8428 [27DE]

Colleges and universities: require institutions of higher education to post certain IRS returns on their websites (S. 2835), S2946 [8MY]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 1466), S4631 [26JN]

Computers: expand and improve cybersecurity test beds program, S5914 [2AU]

——— improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards, S5429–S5433, S5435, S5438 [26JY], S5699, S5700, S5715 [31JY], S5814, S5850 [1AU], S5908, S5917, S5942 [2AU]

——— improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 2151), S1201–S1205 [1MR], S2458 [18AP]

——— improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (S. 3342), S4652, S4653 [27JN], S4689 [28JN], S6778, S6781, S6782 [14NO]

——— provide authority to monitor and defend against cyber threats and improve sharing of cybersecurity information (S. 2102), S568 [13FE]

Congress: modify reporting requirements for personal financial trade transactions by Members and certain employees, S182 [31JA]

——— require personal financial disclosure filings of Members and certain employees are made available electronically to the public, S141, S143, S147 [30JA], S195, S196 [31JA]

——— require that legislation be available for 72 hours on the Internet prior to being voted on by the Senate or House, S190, S191 [31JA]

Congressional Management Foundation: anniversary, S6046 [10SE]

Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer’s informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet, S5914 [2AU]

——— clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer’s informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet (H.R. 6671), S8320 [20DE]

Copyrights: adopt fair standards and procedures by which determinations of Copyright Royalty Judges are made with respect to webcasting (S. 3609), S6628 [21SE]

Courts: provide special motion to dismiss ‘‘strategic lawsuits against public participation’’ (SLAPPs) to protect journalists and Internet service providers (S. 3493), S5983 [2AU]

Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation of access to child pornography and require Internet service providers to assist child pornography and exploitation investigations (H.R. 6063), S6908 [26NO]

——— provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (S. 3556), S6458 [19SE]

Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): set sunset date, S5439 [26JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: rural broadband telecommunications services programs funding, S4279 [19JN], S4335, S4343, S4358 [20JN]

Dept. of Education: award grants in order to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students (S. 2194), S1735 [15MR], S3018 [9MY]

Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and development program (S. 3459), S5734 [31JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure that creation of center to protect Federal Government networks does not disrupt current cyber law enforcement efforts, S5723 [31JY]

——— Federal Network Security funding, S6416 [19SE], S6495, S6496 [20SE]

Dept. of Justice: ensure prosecutorial discretion in international law enforcement issues and maintain accountability to Congress, S5723 [31JY]

——— establish uniform standards for the exchange of controlled substance and prescription information to prevent diversion, fraud, and abuse of such substances and drugs, S3555 [24MY], S4630 [26JN]

——— prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property (S. 968), S21, S27–S31 [23JA]

——— prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property (S. 968), motion to proceed, S13 [23JA]

Dept. of Labor: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to facilitate online job searches, S6256 [12SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms, S7194–S7196 [29NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD: require notification of Committee on Appropriations (House) and Committee on Appropriations (Senate) and the public of projects selected for certain grants, S8431, S8441 [27DE]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 [15FE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), conference report, S830–S836, S838–S842 [16FE], S880, S882, S888–S892, S893, S894 [17FE]

Education: support statewide individual-level integrated postsecondary education data systems (S. 2098), S502 [9FE], S3005 [9MY]

EPA: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (S. 710), S6672, S6673 [21SE]

FCC: establish data usage measurement standards for Internet service providers, ensure proper use of data caps, empower consumers to monitor data usage, and prohibit discrimination against any content (S. 3703), S8303 [20DE]

——— investigation regarding approval of satellite spectrum access by LightSquared (company), S1706 [15MR], S3393 [22MY]

——— reallocate certain Dept. of Defense spectrum frequencies for commercial use, S7155 [29NO]

FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system (S. 2319), S2549 [19AP]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (S. 35), S2773 [26AP], S4632 [26JN], S6939 [27NO]

Freedom of Information Act: anniversary, S4631 [26JN]

GSA: install Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless neutral host systems in Federal buildings to improve in-building wireless communications coverage and commercial network capacity (S. 3439), S5385 [25JY]

Hanscom AFB, MA: impact of proposed change in leadership rank structure on cybersecurity, S4230 [18JN]

Health: release of ‘‘Health Care Delivery System Reform and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’’ report, S2200 [29MR]

Internet: promote a global Internet free from government control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model currently in effect (S. Con. Res. 50), S6667 [21SE]

Law enforcement: enhance punishment for identity theft and other violations of data privacy (S. 2111), S700, S803 [15FE], S805 [16FE]

Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology by safety net providers and clinics (S. 3539), S6342 [13SE]

National Computer Science Education Week: observance, S8038 [13DE]

National Data Privacy Day: designate (S. Res. 358), S173 [30JA]

——— observance, S66 [24JA]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (S. Res. 562), S6469 [19SE]

National security: promote public awareness of cyber security (S. 813), S2458 [18AP]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), S2559 [23AP], S3814 [7JN]

OPM: improve retirement reporting to ensure timely processing of Federal retirement benefits, S2566–S2568 [23AP], S2692, S2693 [25AP]

PenBay Solutions LLC: tribute, S1145 [29FE]

Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]

Privacy: change effective date for the Internet publication of certain information to prevent national security breech and protect certain military officers and civilian employees (H.R. 6634), S7672 [6DE]

——— change effective date for the Internet publication of certain information to prevent national security breech and protect certain military officers and civilian employees (S. 3625), S6675 [21SE]

——— improve privacy of electronic communications, S5914 [2AU]

——— improve privacy of electronic communications (S. 1011), S66 [24JA]

——— modernize and improve Federal privacy laws, S5913 [2AU]

——— prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information, S5914 [2AU]

——— prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (S. 1151), S66 [24JA]

——— prevent national security breech and protect certain military officers and civilian employees endangered due to Internet publication of certain information (S. 3510), S5940, S5952 [2AU]

——— prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (S. 3074), S3058 [10MY]

——— protect consumers and businesses from identity theft and require notice of security breaches, S5716 [31JY]

——— protect consumers from identity theft, provide notice of and remedies for security breaches, and enhance accountability and penalties for unauthorized use of personally identifiable information, S1686 [15MR]

Ravi, Dharun: hate crime conviction for use of webcam to spy on and then publicize an intimate encounter between Tyler Clementi and another man, S1928 [21MR]

SBA: establish a small business common application and web portal for purposes of Federal small business assistance programs, S4933 [12JY]

Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, S1828 [20MR], S1877–S1879, S1884–S1889, S1894 [21MR], S1968, S1972–S1976 [22MR], S2230, S2231 [29MR], S5474–S5478 [26JY]

Senate: require all Senate candidates file quarterly campaign finance reports electronically with the FEC, S249 [1FE]

Small business: provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386–S5390 [25JY]

Technology: conduct study to determine current cyber law enforcement resources, S5723 [31JY]

——— enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure, S4846–S4849 [11JY]

——— enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 2105), S616–S619, S659 [14FE], S663 [15FE], S2458 [18AP], S3300 [21MY], S3933–S3935 [12JN], S4135–S4137 [13JN]

——— enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5193–S5196, S5238 [19JY], S5264 [23JY], S5266 [24JY], S5322, S5367 [25JY], S5652 [30JY], S5691–S5706, S5708–S5712, S5714–S5725 [31JY], S5805, S5806, S5812–S5818, S5823–S5825, S5830, S5841, S5850 [1AU], S5901–S5904, S5907–S5919, S5929, S5936, S5937, S5942 [2AU], S6079 [11SE], S6766, S6774–S6784, S6793 [14NO]

——— enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, S5357, S5359–S5364 [25JY], S5419–S5421, S5426–S5441, S5444, S5448, S5450, S5463–S5465 [26JY], S5631, S5632 [30JY], S6835 [15NO]

——— enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), unanimous-consent agreement, S5651 [30JY], S6772 [14NO]

Telecommunications: encourage spectrum licensees to make unused spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand wireless coverage (S. 3516), S5988 [2AU]

——— ensure free flow of commerce through secure cyber communications, continued development of Internet and Intranet communications, and development of cybersecurity specialists, S5911 [2AU]

——— require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the FCC (S. 3433), S5385 [25JY]

——— strengthen public safety by establishing a national wireless communications network for emergency responders, S888, S889 [17FE]

U.S. Chamber of Commerce: position on enhancing security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure, S5823 [1AU]

Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: extend (H.R. 6131), S6827 [14NO]

Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the ‘‘adult entertainment’’ section of the classified advertising website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex trafficking, S2667 [25AP]

——— support elimination of the ‘‘adult entertainment’’ section of the classified advertising website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex trafficking (S. Res. 439), S8318–S8320 [20DE]

Water: amend consumer confidence reporting requirements for community water systems, S4383 [21JN]

Reports filed

Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1974) (H. Rept. 112–663), H5764 [10SE]

Advancing America’s Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 3834) (H. Rept. 112–420), H1541 [22MR]

Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 631) (H. Rept. 112–454), H2123 [25AP]

BLM Live Internet Auctions Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2752) (H. Rept. 112–371), H77 [18JA]

Child Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6063) (H. Rept. 112–638), H5524 [31JY]

Child Protection and Safety Act Programs Relative to Sex Offender Management and Registration Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3796) (H. Rept. 112–637), H5524 [31JY]

Child Protection Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 645), S6451 [19SE]

Clarify That a Video Tape Service Provider May Obtain a Consumer’s Informed, Written Consent on an Ongoing Basis and That Consent May Be Obtained Through the Internet: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2471), S7214 [29NO]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2471) (S. Rept. 112–258), S8302 [20DE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112–400), H900 [16FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 631) (H. Rept. 112–454), H2123 [25AP]

Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 3523) (H. Rept. 112–445), H1914 [17AP]

Data Breach Notification Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1408), S350 [6FE]

Federal Information Security Improvement: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4257) (H. Rept. 112–455), H2203 [26AP]

Fighting Fraud To Protect Taxpayers Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 890) (S. Rept. 112–142), S163 [30JA]

Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (S. 710) (H. Rept. 112–654), H5764 [10SE]

Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3563) (H. Rept. 112–685), H6230 [20SE]

Location Privacy Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1223), S8071 [17DE]

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112–399), H900 [16FE]

National Blue Alert Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 365) (H. Rept. 112–478), H2662 [11MY]

Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2071) (S. Rept. 112–212), S6451 [19SE]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3117) (H. Rept. 112–374), H113 [23JA]

Preserve and Advance the Multistakeholder Governance Model Under Which the Internet Has Thrived: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Con. Res. 127) (H. Rept. 112–564), H4654 [29JN]

Promote a Global Internet Free From Government Control and Preserve and Advance the Multistakeholder Governance Model Currently in Effect: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 50), S6451 [19SE]

Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness (PRECISE) Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 112–592), H4827 [11JY]

Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 911) (S. Rept. 112–260), S8363 [21DE]

Strengthening Public-Safety and Enhancing Communications Through Reform, Utilization, and Modernization (SPECTRUM) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 911), S6800 [14NO]

Transportation Security Administration Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC) Applicants To Remotely Apply for Issuance, Renewal, or Activation: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3173) (H. Rept. 112–523), H3706 [15JN]

Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act Extension: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3410), S5731 [31JY]

——— Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 6131) (H. Rept. 112–653), H5764 [10SE]

Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3410) (S. Rept. 112–248), S7458 [5DE]

Statements

Cybersecurity Act (CSA2012): Aspen Homeland Security Group, S5437 [26JY]

Marketplace Fairness Act: Several Individuals, S817 [16FE]

Small Banks’ Regulatory Burdens: Adam Levitin, Georgetown University Law School, H6582 [3DE]

Summaries

Free Press Act (S. 3493), S5985 [2AU]

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630): Broadband Spectrum Provisions, H915 [17FE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 127, preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived, H5599 [1AU]

H. Con. Res. 132, GPO funding for printing of updated version of ‘‘Hispanic Americans in Congress’’ and production of electronic versions of certain other House documents, H5744 [10SE]

H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]

H. Res. 631, consideration of H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction Act, and to allow consideration of motions to suspend House rules and consider certain legislation, H2147 [26AP]

H.R. 365, National Blue Alert Act, H2673 [15MY]

H.R. 2096, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, H2215–H2218 [27AP]

H.R. 2146, Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act, H2082–H2091 [25AP]

H.R. 3117, Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act, H88 [23JA]

H.R. 3173, Transportation Security Administration allowance of transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation, H4015 [26JN]

H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, H2166 [26AP]

H.R. 3796, Child Protection and Safety Act programs relative to sex offender management and registration reauthorization, H5451 [31JY]

H.R. 3834, Advancing America’s Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act, H2223–H2225 [27AP]

H.R. 4257, Federal information security improvement, H2187–H2189 [26AP]

H.R. 5817, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act, H6580 [3DE], H6723 [12DE]

H.R. 6063, Child Protection Act, H5507 [31JY]

H.R. 6131, Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act extension, H5829 [11SE]

H.R. 6634, change effective date for the Internet publication of certain information to prevent national security breech and protect certain military officers and civilian employees, H6659 [5DE]

H.R. 6671, clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer’s informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet, H6849 [18DE]

S. 710, Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act, H5826 [11SE]

S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act, S701 [15FE]

S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations (SUCCESS) Act, S5390–S5401 [25JY]

S. 3459, Dept. of Energy High-End Computing Improvement Act, S5734 [31JY]

S. 3493, Free Press Act, S5984 [2AU]

S. 3510, prevent national security breech and protect certain military officers and civilian employees endangered due to Internet publication of certain information, S5940, S5986 [2AU], H5686 [2AU]

S. 3625, change effective date for the Internet publication of certain information to prevent national security breech and protect certain military officers and civilian employees, S6675 [21SE], H6285 [28SE]

S. Con. Res. 50, promote a global Internet free from government control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model currently in effect, S4683 [27JN], S6667 [21SE], H6644 [5DE]

S. Res. 358, National Data Privacy Day, S168, S173 [30JA]

S. Res. 439, support elimination of the ‘‘adult entertainment’’ section of the Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC, classified advertising website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex trafficking, S2736 [25AP], S8319 [20DE]

S. Res. 446, oppose any effort to transfer control of the Internet to the U.N. or any other international governmental organization, S2833 [26AP]

S. Res. 562, National Health Information Technology Week, S6465, S6469 [19SE]