COMPUTERS see also Electronics; Technology; Telecommunications

Amendments

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 2609), S4562 [16JY]

China: express concern about threats to freedom of the press and expression, condemn actions of suppression, harassment, and threats to journalists, and promote free flow of information (S. Res. 361), S2285, S2287 [8AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: codify the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (S. 2519), S6557 [10DE]

Endangered Species Act: require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), H6978 [28JY], H7015, H7016, H7017, H7018, H7019 [29JY]

——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), consideration (H. Res. 693), H6993 [29JY]

Federal agencies and departments: require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center consolidation and optimization plans (S. 1611), S5837, S5863, S5864 [18SE]

Freedom of Information Act: improve (S. 2520), S6375 [8DE]

Information technology: provide for a public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity, strengthen cybersecurity research and development, workforce development, education, public awareness, and preparedness (S. 1353), S6639 [11DE]

——— reform Federal information security (S. 2521), S6390 [8DE]

OMB: require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), H1979, H1989, H1990, H1992, H1993, H1995 [26FE], H2014, H2016, H2017, H2018, H2020 [27FE]

——— require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), consideration (H. Res. 487), H1958 [26FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges has been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (H.R. 3811), consideration (H. Res. 455), H94 [9JA]

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (S. 517), S4510 [15JY]

Articles and editorials

Congress Poised To Slam States on Internet Access Charges, H6233 [15JY]

Here’s What Reformers Say Is Missing From Congress Cellphone Unlocking Bill, H1909 [25FE]

House’s Cellphone Unlocking Bill—Thanks but No Thanks, H1910–H1912 [25FE]

It’s Time To Level the Playing Field for Main Street Businesses, S2712 [6MY]

New Proposal Includes XBRL Exemption—and Major Setback for Open Data, E1476 [19SE]

Rep. Goodlatte Slips Secret Change Into Phone Unlocking Bill That Opens the DMCA Up for Wider Abuse, H1908 [25FE]

RHS Rallies Against Controversial App, S6768 [12DE]

Unlocking To Get a Vote in Congress, but the Bill Is Flawed, H1908 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: establish an online significant event tracker system for tracking, reporting, and summarizing exposures of members to traumatic events (see S. 2368), S3237 [21MY] (see S. 2730), S5216 [31JY] (see H.R. 5336), H7182 [31JY]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 2609), S4502 [15JY]

——— establish a fund consisting of donations from private industry to provide financial support for unemployed individuals to obtain information technology certifications (see H.R. 4932), H5597 [20JN]

Children and youth: improve response to missing children and victims of child sex trafficking through updating law enforcement records and improving coordination with child welfare systems (see S. 1936), S439 [16JA] (see H.R. 3905), H1240 [16JA]

——— treat children being trafficked for sex as victims of human trafficking and require law enforcement to take all necessary measures to protect such children, particularly during the Super Bowl (see S. Res. 340), S528 [28JA]

China: call for further defense against state-sponsored cyber-enabled theft of trade secrets by China, including by the People’s Liberation Army (see H. Res. 643), H5768 [25JN]

——— express concern about threats to freedom of the press and expression, condemn actions of suppression, harassment, and threats to journalists, and promote free flow of information (see S. Res. 361), S1001 [24FE]

——— impose sanctions on Chinese state-owned enterprises and certain associated persons for benefitting from cyber and economic espionage against the U.S. (see H.R. 5103), H6215 [14JY]

Crime: add certain tax-related crimes to the definition of aggravated identity theft (see H.R. 5236), H7039 [29JY]

——— enhance penalties for computer crimes (see S. 1984), S702 [3FE]

——— provide justice for victims of trafficking, stop exploitation through trafficking, and provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see S. 2564), S4224 [7JY]

Cryptocurrency: protect (see H.R. 5777), H8225 [1DE] (see H.R. 5892), H10335 [2JA]

Dept. of Defense: assess cloud security requirements (see H.R. 4505), H3240 [28AP]

——— improve management of cyber and information technology ranges and facilities (see H.R. 4500), H3240 [28AP]

——— request copies of any emails that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former IRS Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois G. Lerner (see H. Res. 649), H5768 [25JN]

Dept. of Education: establish a grant program for career education in computer science (see S. 2167), S1818 [27MR] (see H.R. 4929), H5597 [20JN]

——— establish pilot programs to expand access to digital course materials in higher education (see H.R. 4259), H2484 [14MR]

——— improve college affordability by creating incentives for States to invest more in higher education to increase attendance and graduation (see S. 2518), S3939 [24JN]

——— increase students’ and borrowers’ access to student loan information within the National Student Loan Data System and encourage improved outreach and communication with borrowers (see S. 2107), S1519 [11MR]

——— provide for more effective online education verification metrics (see H.R. 5510), H7674 [17SE]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 2164), S1818 [27MR]

——— simplify and streamline information on institutions of higher education made publicly available (see H.R. 4983), H5817 [26JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: codify the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (see S. 2519), S3939 [24JN]

——— develop and provide risk-based, performance-based cybersecurity standards for information technology requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see H.R. 3847), H162 [10JA]

——— develop database to serve as a central location for information from investigations relative to human trafficking for Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 4424), H3057 [8AP]

——— establish a social media working group (see H.R. 4263), H2484 [14MR]

——— improve cybersecurity personnel recruitment and retention (see S. 2354), S3184 [20MY]

——— provide additional oversight and guidance relative to cybersecurity personnel (see S. 2372), S3237 [21MY]

——— take administrative action to achieve and maintain interoperable communications capabilities among departmental components (see H.R. 4289), H2610 [24MR]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to establish a national hate crime hotline and hate crime information and assistance website and provide training and education to local law enforcement to prevent hate crimes (see H.R. 5028), H5876 [8JY]

——— request copies of any emails that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former IRS Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois G. Lerner (see H. Res. 646), H5768 [25JN]

Dept. of Labor: create a searchable database containing a credentials registry, a skills database, and a jobs bank (see H.R. 4758), H5022 [29MY]

——— establish a pilot program to provide older individuals with training in computer literacy, advanced computer operations, and resume writing (see H.R. 3955), H1480 [28JA]

——— require one-stop delivery systems to offer certain services through Internet websites and develop standards and best practices for such websites (see H.R. 4823), H5248 [10JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: request copies of any emails that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former IRS Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois G. Lerner (see H. Res. 647), H5768 [25JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a registry for certain toxic exposures and include certain information in the electronic health records of veterans (see H.R. 5680), H7900 [19SE]

——— improve information technology of the Veterans Benefits Administration (see H.R. 4038), H1769 [11FE]

——— improve processing of claims for benefits (see S. 2091), S1365 [6MR]

——— make certain improvements in information security (see H.R. 4356), H2801 [1AP] (see H.R. 4370), H2853 [2AP]

Education: promote use of blended learning in classrooms (see H.R. 5303), H7181 [31JY]

EEOC: maintain up-to-date information on its website regarding charges and actions brought (see H.R. 4959), H5767 [25JN]

Endangered Species Act: require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (see S. 2635), S4705 [22JY] (see H.R. 4315), H2743 [27MR]

——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), consideration (see H. Res. 693), H6975 [28JY]

EPA: prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see S. 2090), S1365 [6MR]

Executive Office of the President: negotiate extradition treaties to combat more effectively international cybercriminals (see S. Res. 563), S5783 [18SE]

——— request copies of any emails that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former IRS Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois G. Lerner (see H. Res. 645), H5768 [25JN]

FCC: limit authority over providers of broadband Internet access services (see H.R. 4752), H4909 [28MY]

——— modify Federal labeling requirements for electronic devices to permit electronic device manufacturers to display Federal labeling requirements digitally (see S. 2583), S4404 [10JY] (see H.R. 5161), H6655 [22JY]

——— prohibit regulation of certain network management practices of broadband Internet access service providers (see H.R. 4070), H1880 [21FE]

——— promote expansion of spectrum-based services to exceptionally hard-to-serve populations in unserved and underserved geographic locations (see H.R. 3916), H1241 [16JA]

——— promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic (see S. 2476), S3719 [17JN] (see H.R. 4880), H5398 [17JN]

——— restore authority to adopt certain rules relating to preserving the open Internet and take all actions necessary to restore to effect vacated portions of such rules (see H.R. 5429), H7387 [9SE]

——— restore rules relative to open Internet and broadband industry practices until final action is taken in proceedings on such rules that were remanded by a court decision (see S. 1981), S702 [3FE] (see H.R. 3982), H1544 [3FE]

FDA: provide for the regulation of patient records and certain decision support medical software (see S. 2977), S6350 [4DE]

FEC: request copies of any emails that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former IRS Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois G. Lerner (see H. Res. 648), H5768 [25JN]

Federal agencies and departments: collaborate on development of freely available open source educational material in college-level physics, chemistry, and math (see H.R. 4455), H3195 [10AP]

——— prohibit accessing pornographic web sites from Federal computers (see H.R. 5628), H7885 [18SE]

——— prohibit requirement that private entities design or alter their commercial information technology products to facilitate Government surveillance (see S. 2981), S6350 [4DE] (see H.R. 5800), H8668 [4DE]

——— prohibit use of appropriated funds to provide technical assistance to nongovernmental entities for production of motion pictures, television shows, and other audiovisual programs (see H.R. 4072), H1880 [21FE]

——— provide heads of agencies with direct-hire authority to appoint qualified candidates to information technology positions (see H.R. 4598), H3939 [7MY]

——— reduce duplication and increase efficiency (see H.R. 5152), H6398 [17JY]

——— require online posting of regulatory fines and provide for judicial review of administrative fines (see H.R. 5791), H8668 [4DE]

——— strengthen Inspector General audits and investigations by streamlining computer matching agreements (see S. 2927), S5993 [13NO]

FERC: protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense of the U.S. from cybersecurity and other threats and vulnerabilities (see S. 2158), S1775 [26MR] (see H.R. 4298), H2694 [26MR]

Firearms: express that gun violence is a public health issue and call for legislation that protects the Second Amendment, includes background checks, improves mental health, and makes gun trafficking a Federal crime (see H. Res. 468), H1511 [29JA]

Fort Huachuca, AZ: anniversary of Electronic Proving Ground (see H. Res. 736), H7887 [18SE]

Freedom of Information Act: improve (see S. 2520), S3939 [24JN]

FTC: establish regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals and improve laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children (see S. 2378), S3237 [21MY] (see H.R. 4711), H4784 [21MY]

——— prohibit mobile applications from accessing certain content and functions of a mobile device when such applications are not actively in use unless the user is provided with a disclosure and grants consent (see H.R. 4048), H1770 [11FE]

Gambling: restore long-standing U.S. policy that the Federal Wire Act prohibits all forms of Internet gambling (see S. 2159), S1775 [26MR] (see H.R. 4301), H2694 [26MR]

GAO: study interoperability of computer systems used by hospitals to store and access electronic health records (see H.R. 5537), H7882 [18SE]

Government: require retention of records of high level officials (see H.R. 5181), H6745 [23JY]

Health: improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see S. 2662), S4903 [24JY]

——— provide regulatory clarity over clinical and health software and relieve categories of such low-risk software from the medical device tax (see S. 2007), S852 [10FE]

Information technology: apply first sale doctrine to any computer program that enables a machine or other product to operate (see H.R. 5586), H7884 [18SE]

——— call on health care, energy, telecommunications, and other industry sectors to continue efforts to protect critical infrastructure and prevent information and cybersecurity breaches (see H. Res. 769), H8273 [2DE]

——— enhance Federal procurement, expand use of simplified Federal acquisition procedures, and redesignate Office of Electronic Government as the U.S. Digital Government Office (see H.R. 5255), H7124 [30JY]

——— ensure the integrity of any software, firmware, or product developed for or purchased by the Federal Government that uses a third party or open source component (see H.R. 5793), H8668 [4DE]

——— include reasonable costs for high-speed Internet service in the utility allowances for families residing in public housing (see H.R. 5834), H9044 [10DE]

——— limit ability of companies to share consumer geolocation information accessed through electronic communications devices (see S. 2171), S1818 [27MR]

——— reform Federal information security (see S. 2521), S3939 [24JN]

——— restrict ability of the Federal Government to undermine privacy and encryption technology in commercial products and in NIST computer security and encryption standards (see S. 2500), S3863 [19JN]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (see S. 2588), S4404 [10JY]

Internet Tax Freedom Act: extend (see S. 2735), S5217 [31JY]

IRS: implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with electronic identity theft (see H.R. 5670), H7887 [18SE]

——— prohibit officers and employees from using personal e-mail accounts to conduct official business (see H.R. 5418), H7387 [9SE]

——— provide monetary awards to any individual who provides information pertaining to the electronic communications sent by Lois G. Lerner during her employment at the IRS (see H.R. 4958), H5767 [25JN]

Law enforcement: safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see S. 2871), S5782 [18SE]

Medicare: allow individuals to elect to receive the Medicare Summary Notice electronically (see H.R. 4853), H5362 [12JN]

——— provide for a phased-in expansion of telehealth coverage (see H.R. 5380), H7184 [31JY]

——— treatment of patient encounters in ambulatory surgical centers in determining meaningful electronic health records use (see H.R. 5556), H7883 [18SE]

National Data Privacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 337), S486 [27JA]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see S. Res. 555), S5698 [17SE]

National Security Agency: limit acquisition of certain business records (see H.R. 3920), H1241 [16JA]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: prohibit from relinquishing control over Internet domain name system unless it certifies that it has received a proposal that meets certain criteria (see H.R. 5737), H8132 [19NO]

——— prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions (see H.R. 4398), H2961 [4AP]

——— prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet domain name system (see H.R. 4367), H2853 [2AP]

——— prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet domain name system until GAO submits report on the system (see H.R. 4342), H2744 [27MR]

——— reallocate Federal Government spectrum for commercial use and provide transparency on use of the Federal spectrum (see S. 2473), S3668 [12JN]

——— update a report on the role of telecommunications, including the Internet, on the commission of hate crimes (see S. 2219), S2239 [8AP] (see H.R. 3878), H472 [15JA]

NOAA: create electronic database of research and information on causes of, and corrective actions being taken for algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface fresh waters (see S. 2798), S5564 [11SE] (see H.R. 5456), H7454 [11SE]

NSF: support afterschool science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs (see S. 2543), S4153 [26JN] (see H.R. 5217), H6976 [28JY]

——— support existing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (see H.R. 5031), H5876 [8JY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: develop a watch list of foreign countries that engage in economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace with respect to U.S. trade secrets or proprietary information (see S. 2384), S3293 [22MY]

OMB: require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), consideration (see H. Res. 487), H1937 [25FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (see S. 1902), S223 [9JA] (see H.R. 3811), H19 [7JA]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (H.R. 3811), consideration (see H. Res. 455), H72 [8JA]

——— require new procedures for health care exchange websites relative to personal information (see H.R. 3835), H134 [9JA]

Pesticides: permit commercial applicators to create, retain, submit, and convey pesticide application-related records, reports, data, and other information in electronic form (see H.R. 5714), H7995 [14NO]

Political campaigns: disclose third-party communications made for or against a candidate and identifying information in Internet communications and apply disclosure requirements to prerecorded telephone calls (see H.R. 4529), H3363 [30AP]

Privacy: prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (see S. 1897), S132 [8JA] (see H.R. 3990), H1592 [4FE]

——— protect consumers and businesses from identity theft and require notice of security breaches (see S. 1927), S372 [15JA]

——— protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see S. 1976), S655 [30JA] (see H.R. 4400), H2961 [4AP]

——— 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 (see S. 1995), S763 [4FE]

——— provide privacy protections that enable certain individuals to remove their profiles from the healthcare.gov website (see H.R. 5610), H7885 [18SE]

——— require data brokers to establish procedures to ensure accuracy of collected personal information (see S. 2025), S947 [12FE]

——— require notification when personally identifying information is disclosed by a Government agency (see H.R. 5202), H6814 [24JY]

——— strengthen privacy and data security (see H.R. 4215), H2360 [12MR]

Public documents: prohibit the Government sale of Government documents that are available for free online by abolishing the National Technical Information Service (see S. 2206), S2161 [3AP] (see H.R. 4382), H2853 [2AP]

Public Online Information Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 4312), H2695 [26MR]

SBA: clarify that the use of electronic signatures and records in loan and related financing programs is permitted (see H.R. 5599), H7884 [18SE]

SEC: exempt smaller public companies from requirements relating to the use of Extensible Business Reporting Language for periodic reporting (see H.R. 4164), H2255 [6MR]

Senate: clarify policy governing use of electronic devices on the Senate floor (see S. Res. 385), S1653 [13MR]

Small business: streamline and simplify registration system used by small business concerns to be eligible to contract with the Federal Government (see H.R. 5154), H6398 [17JY]

Taxation: limit extent to which States may tax compensation earned by nonresident telecommuters (see S. 2347), S3074 [15MY] (see H.R. 4085), H1937 [25FE]

——— prevent identity theft related tax refund fraud (see S. 2736), S5217 [31JY]

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (H.R. 1123), disapprove last-minute inclusion of new language in Committee on the Judiciary (House) report (see H. Res. 706), H7185 [31JY]

Telecommunications: require mobile service providers and mobile device manufacturers to enable consumers to remotely delete data from mobile devices and render such devices inoperable (see S. 2032), S948 [12FE] (see H.R. 4065), H1776 [14FE]

Turkey: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press, expression, and the Internet, including social media and call for an end to such restrictions (see S. Res. 403), S1819 [27MR] (see H. Res. 532), H2802 [1AP]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (see S. 2060), S1233 [27FE]

Virtual currency: change tax status from property to foreign currency (see H.R. 4602), H3940 [7MY]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 12), consideration (see H. Res. 672), H6352 [16JY]

——— provide for voter registration through the Internet (see S. 2865), S5782 [18SE]

Comments

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act poll on Senator Cruz’s Facebook page, H2873–H2882 [3AP]

Letters

Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency (ALERRT) Act: David Levin and Frank Knapp, American Sustainable Business Council, H1994 [26FE]

Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act: A.R. (Trey) Hodgkins III, IT Alliance for Public Sector (organization), H1901 [25FE]

National Blue Alert Act: Senator Coburn, S2948 [13MY]

National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act: American Gas Association, Edison Electric Institute, American Public Power Association, and National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, H6916 [28JY]

——— Laura W. Murphy and Michelle Richardson, ACLU, H6916 [28JY]

——— Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H6921 [28JY]

——— Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H6920 [28JY]

——— Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H6920, H6921 [28JY]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H6921 [28JY]

——— several financial services organizations, H6917 [28JY]

——— Timothy P. McKone, AT&T Services, Inc., H6917 [28JY]

Notification of personal information security breach: Jonathan C. Trull, Colorado Chief Information Security Officer, H148 [10JA]

Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act: Robert S. McIntyre, Citizens for Tax Justice (organization), H6232 [15JY]

——— several State and local government associations, H6232 [15JY]

Prohibit bulk unlocking of mobile wireless devices for resale: Chuck Canterbury, National Fraternal Order of Police, H1906 [25FE]

Prohibit FCC preemption of certain State or municipal broadband laws: Joanne Hovis, Coalition for Local Internet Choice, H6281 [15JY]

——— several organizations, H6281 [15JY]

Social Media Working Group Act: Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), E1292 [31JY]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), E1291 [31JY]

Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act: Karen Kerrigan, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, H1906 [25FE]

Lists

Effects of H.R. 3086, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, on Texas, H6232 [15JY]

Organizations opposing H.R. 3086, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, H6234 [15JY]

Memorandums

Open Data Policy—Managing Information as an Asset: OMB, H8093 [19NO]

Motions

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 2609), S5885 [12NO]

Endangered Species Act: require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), H7022 [29JY]

OMB: require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), H2025 [27FE]

Remarks in House

AID: Cuba democracy programs funding to create communications network to circumvent government censorship of information, H2892 [3AP]

Aurora, CO: tribute to Rangeview High School CyberPatriot team participation in Air Force Association CyberPatriot Competition National Finals, E642 [30AP]

BLM: prohibit land increase until centralized database of lands identified suitable for disposal by Resource Management Plans is publicly accessible via a website, H1609 [5FE], H1662, H1667, H1672, H1673 [6FE]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (H.R. 684), H6229, H6230, H6234 [15JY]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 2609), H6313 [16JY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: lift of prohibition on unlocking of speech-generating devices to access certain technologies, H8019 [17NO]

——— standards and protocols relative to security breach notification, H145 [10JA]

CFTC: information technology funding, H5305–H5307 [11JN]

Children and youth: encourage girls to pursue computer science, H8876 [9DE]

CIA: allegations of instrusive search of Senate computers relative to review of CIA detention and interrogation program, H2310 [12MR]

Coast Guard: require port authorities to address cybersecurity in their port security plans, H2774 [1AP]

CODE.org (organization): tribute to Hour of Code, H8876 [9DE]

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House): requests for Chief Technology Officer to testify relative to security issues with Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation, H4953, H4954 [29MY]

Computer Science Education Week: observance, H8876 [9DE]

Congress: legislative priorities, H7132 [31JY]

Dept. of Commerce: Bureau of Industry and Security funding to conduct a survey on usage of NIST cybersecurity framework, H4884 [28MY]

——— decision to cut ties with Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), H3455 [7MY]

——— report on sanctions against foreign companies that benefit from information acquired by hacking into private domestic computers, H4975, H4976 [29MY]

Dept. of Defense: cyber operations and U.S. Cyber Command funding, H4544 [20MY]

——— expand State licensure exception to allow certain health care professionals to work across State lines without having to obtain a new license, H5392 [17JN]

——— importance of modeling and simulation in maintaining military readiness, H4723, H4724 [21MY]

——— prohibit funding to transfer or divest the Electronic Proving Ground at Fort Huachuca, AZ, H5569, H5570 [20JN]

Dept. of Education: direct State education agencies that award federally funded grants to work with charter schools to provide information relative to school requirements and policies on their websites, H3968, H4007 [8MY]

——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (H.R. 3538), H6673 [23JY]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (H.R. 2536), H1218 [16JA]

——— simplify and streamline information on institutions of higher education made publicly available (H.R. 4983), H6101 [10JY], H6634 [22JY], H6677, H6679–H6683 [23JY]

Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and development program (H.R. 2495), H7260–H7263 [8SE]

——— prohibit funding for Climate Model Development and Validation program, H6088, H6089 [10JY]

Dept. of HHS: foster further innovation and entrepreneurship in the health information technology sector (H.R. 2363), E1447 [17SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: codify the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (S. 2519), H9062–H9065 [11DE], E1835 [12DE]

——— develop and provide risk-based, performance-based cybersecurity standards for information technology requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3847), H138 [10JA]

——— establish a social media working group (H.R. 4263), H5854–H5856 [8JY], E1291 [31JY]

——— establish cybersecurity occupation classifications, assess the cybersecurity workforce, and address identified gaps in the cybersecurity workforce, H6919 [28JY]

——— establish cybersecurity occupation classifications, assess the cybersecurity workforce, and address identified gaps in the cybersecurity workforce (H.R. 3107), H6925–H6928 [28JY]

——— exempt promulgation of rules from OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs requirement to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis, H1974 [26FE], H2016, H2017 [27FE], E271 [27FE]

——— make certain improvements relative to cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection (H.R. 3696), H6908–H6922 [28JY], H9060, H9064 [11DE]

——— take administrative action to achieve and maintain interoperable communications capabilities among departmental components (H.R. 4289), H5856–H5859 [8JY]

Dept. of Justice: Economic High-Tech and Cyber Crime Prevention program funding through reductions in NASA funding, H4948, H4949 [29MY]

——— prohibit funding to obtain contents of wire or electronic communications in a remote computing service that are more than 180 days old, H4998 [29MY]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs, H5963 [9JY]

Dept. of State: allegations of attempting to cover up misconduct by high-ranking officials, H12 [7JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: digital scanning of health and benefit files funding, H3329 [30AP]

——— improve processing of claims for benefits, H3317, H3318, H3335, H3336 [30AP]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: develop and implement shared electronic health records, H3315, H3316 [30AP], H4484 [20MY], H5076 [9JN]

Employment: exempt regulations resulting in net job creation and whose benefits exceeds its cost from OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs requirement to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis, H2018 [27FE]

Endangered Species Act: clarify that publication on the Internet of certain data is consistent with State privacy regulations and does not apply to Dept. of Defense classifed information, H7016, H7017 [29JY]

——— ensure fulfillment of Federal trust responsibility with respect to Indian tribes relative to Internet publication of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, H7022 [29JY]

——— exclude scientific information published solely in internal Dept. of the Interior publications from the definition of ‘‘best scientific and commercial data available’’, H7017, H7018 [29JY]

——— prohibit automatically defining all data submitted by State, county, or tribal governments as the ‘‘best scientific and commercial data available’’, H7018, H7019 [29JY]

——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), H6844 [25JY], H6983, H7007–H7024 [29JY], E1279 [30JY], E1304, E1315 [1AU]

——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), consideration (H. Res. 693), H6989–H6995 [29JY]

——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), motion to recommit, H7022 [29JY]

EPA: require all scientific and technical information used for rulemaking be made available online before proposing or finalizing new regulations, H8098 [19NO]

FCC: increase consumer choice and competition in the wireless telecommications marketplace, H4020 [9MY]

——— modify Federal labeling requirements for electronic devices to permit electronic device manufacturers to display Federal labeling requirements digitally (H.R. 5161), H7349, H7350 [9SE], E1389 [11SE]

——— modify Federal labeling requirements for electronic devices to permit electronic device manufacturers to display Federal labeling requirements digitally (S. 2583), H7965 [13NO]

——— prohibit preemption of certain State or municipal broadband laws, H6280–H6282 [15JY]

Federal agencies and departments: eliminate duplication and waste in information technology acquisition and management, H4764 [21MY], E837 [23MY]

——— eliminate duplication and waste in information technology acquisition and management (H.R. 1232), H1891–H1902 [25FE], E1176 [16JY]

——— ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (H.R. 3635), H6935, H6936 [28JY]

Florida International University: anniversary of College of Engineering and Computing, H2635 [25MR]

Food: exempt food safety, including infant formula, regulations from OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs requirement to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis, H1974 [26FE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: provide safeguards for communications involving persons inside the U.S., H4470 [19MY]

Fort Huachuca, AZ: anniversary of Electronic Proving Ground, E551 [8AP]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (H.R. 1211), H1887–H1891 [25FE]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H7055 [30JY]

——— prohibit funding for delivery of printed copies of Chief Administrative Officer Statement of Disbursements of the House to any Member, H3385 [1MY]

——— prohibit funding for delivery of printed copies of the Clerk of the House Daily Calendar of the House to any Member, H3386 [1MY]

——— tribute to Democratic Whip Office Member Online All-Star Competition, E1300 [1AU]

Information technology: ensure the integrity of any software, firmware, or product developed for or purchased by the Federal Government that uses a third party or open source component (H.R. 5793), E1743–E1745 [4DE]

——— impact on public opinion, H5712 [24JN]

——— provide for a public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity, strengthen cybersecurity research and development, workforce development, education, public awareness, and preparedness (S. 1353), H9294 [11DE], E1834, E1835 [12DE]

——— reform Federal information security (S. 2521), H8994–H8998 [10DE]

Intelligence services: clarify regulations relative to management of software licenses, H5048, H5049 [30MY]

——— clarify regulations relative to software procurement and usage, H5048, H5049 [30MY]

——— ensure inclusion of leading software license management practices in requirements to achieve greatest possible economies of scale and associated cost savings in software procurement and usage, H5040 [30MY]

——— protect U.S. military technology and industrial competitiveness from Chinese and other State-sponsored computer theft, H5054 [30MY]

——— submit report on retraining veterans in cybersecurity, H5053 [30MY]

Internet Tax Freedom Act: extend, H6313 [16JY]

IRS: disappearance of emails relative to investigation of alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups, H5371 [17JN], H5490 [18JN], H5505 [19JN], H5765 [25JN], H6754, H6755, H6756, H6757, H6758 [24JY], H7025 [29JY]

——— prohibit funding for any instant message or other electronic communications system that is not searchable and archivable at all times, H6277 [15JY]

——— prohibit funding to be used in contravention of the Federal Records Act, H6272 [15JY]

——— prohibit funding to create machine-readable materials that are not subject to safeguards, H6277 [15JY]

——— prohibit officers and employees from using personal e-mail accounts to conduct official business (H.R. 5418), H7535, H7598 [16SE]

Kolondra, AJ: National History Day (organization) contest winner, E1095 [30JN]

National Health Information Technology Week: observance, E1447 [17SE]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet domain name system until GAO submits report on the system, H4726–H4728 [21MY], H4815 [22MY], E828 [22MY]

——— prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet domain name system until GAO submits report on the system (H.R. 4342), H2998 [8AP]

——— prohibit funding to relinquish control over the Internet domain name system, H4999 [29MY], E878 [29MY]

NSF: support existing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (H.R. 5031), H6141–H6144 [14JY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: certify that recommendations in mission analysis for cyber operations of the Dept. of Defense are consistent with U.S. cyber operations capability needs, E868 [29MY]

OMB: ensure Federal agencies continue to annually publish a list of regulations to be reviewed, H1995 [26FE]

——— include in the initial regulatory flexibility analyses requirements an analysis of any impairment of the ability of small entities to access credit, H1993–H1995 [26FE]

——— Information Technology Oversight and Reform initiative funding, E1176 [16JY]

——— require Federal agencies to identify in any Notice of Rulemaking the achievable objective of the proposed rule and the metrics to be used, H1992, H1993 [26FE]

——— require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), H1950, H1971–H1995 [26FE], H2014–H2027 [27FE], H2429 [13MR], H7111, H7113 [30JY], E271 [27FE], E361 [12MR]

——— require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), consideration (H. Res. 487), H1950–H1960 [26FE], E271 [27FE]

——— require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), corrections in engrossment, H2028 [27FE]

——— require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (H.R. 2804), motion to recommit, H2025, H2026 [27FE]

OSHA: exempt regulation to prevent combustible dust explosions and fires from OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs requirement to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis, H1973 [26FE], H2019 [27FE]

Patel, Kishan: National History Day (organization) contest winner, E1095 [30JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H2690–H2693 [26MR], E278 [28FE]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges has been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (H.R. 3811), consideration (H. Res. 455), H87–H96 [9JA]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (H.R. 3811), H32 [8JA], H85, H124–H127 [9JA], H139–H150, H152 [10JA], H1441 [28JA], E99 [16JA]

——— provide for criminal penalties for aggravated identity theft facilitated by employment at an implementing agency (H.R. 3652), H85 [9JA]

——— require new procedures for health care exchange websites relative to personal information (H.R. 3835), H112 [9JA]

Pesticides: permit commercial applicators to create, retain, submit, and convey pesticide application-related records, reports, data, and other information in electronic form (H.R. 5714), H8231, H8232 [2DE]

Pollution: exempt air quality and water quality regulations from OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs requirement to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis, H2015 [27FE]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (H.R. 1847), H4998 [29MY]

——— update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (H.R. 1852), H1730 [11FE], H4998 [29MY]

SEC: exempt smaller public companies from requirements relating to the use of Extensible Business Reporting Language for periodic reporting, H7502 [15SE], E1475 [19SE]

——— update and improve cybersecurity disclosure guidance, H6179, H6180 [14JY]

Sports: decrease the frequency of sports blackouts and require the application of the antitrust laws to Major League Baseball (H.R. 3452), H7055 [30JY]

SpotXchange, Inc.: Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Business Recognition Award recipient, E491 [2AP]

Taxation: grandfather existing local collection fees under a permanent moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce, H6231, H6232 [15JY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (H.R. 3086), H6140 [14JY], H6227, H6228–H6234 [15JY], H6355 [17JY], E1170 [16JY]

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (H.R. 1123), H1904–H1913 [25FE]

——— allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (S. 517), H6835 [25JY]

——— prohibit bulk unlocking of mobile wireless devices for resale, H1905–H1912 [25FE]

University of Central Florida: tribute to cybersecurity defense team, E811 [22MY]

Remarks in Senate

AID: Cuba democracy programs funding to create communications network to circumvent government censorship of information, S2354 [10AP]

Armed Forces: establish an online significant event tracker system for tracking, reporting, and summarizing exposures of members to traumatic events (S. 2368), S3417 [4JN], S4321 [9JY]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 2609), S4511 [15JY], S4513 [16JY], S4599–S4601 [17JY], S5184 [31JY]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 2609), motion to proceed, S5885 [12NO]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2707–S2712 [6MY], S6126–S6130 [19NO]

Children and youth: treat children being trafficked for sex as victims of human trafficking and require law enforcement to take all necessary measures to protect such children, particularly during the Super Bowl (S. Res. 340), S704 [3FE]

China: express concern about threats to freedom of the press and expression, condemn actions of suppression, harassment, and threats to journalists, and promote free flow of information (S. Res. 361), S1044 [25FE], S2286 [8AP]

CIA: allegations of instrusive search of Senate computers relative to review of CIA detention and interrogation program, S1487–S1491 [11MR], S1571 [12MR], S6476 [10DE]

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate): legislative priorities, S6832 [15DE]

Congress: legislative priorities, S6124–S6126 [19NO]

Crime: provide justice for victims of trafficking, stop exploitation through trafficking, and provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (S. 2564), S4294 [9JY]

Dept. of Defense: implement online computerized assessment to detect behaviors indicating suicide risk and other mental health conditions for Armed Forces members (S. 810), S5666 [17SE]

——— reform procurement process to eliminate wasteful defense spending relative to large business information technology systems, S4202–S4204 [7JY]

Dept. of Education: make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (S. 1704), S2776 [7MY]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (S. 2164), S1820 [27MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: codify the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (S. 2519), S6481 [10DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to assess feasibility of electronic exchange of health information with State health information exchanges, S3597 [11JN]

——— improve processing of claims for benefits (S. 2091), S3159 [20MY], S3260 [22MY], S3412, S3413 [4JN], S3636, S3637 [12JN]

FCC: modify Federal labeling requirements for electronic devices to permit electronic device manufacturers to display Federal labeling requirements digitally (S. 2583), S5874 [18SE]

——— promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic (S. 2476), S3720 [17JN], S4388 [10JY], S6768 [12DE]

——— proposed analysis of news organizations to assess coverage of critical information subjects, S980 [24FE]

——— restore rules relative to open Internet and broadband industry practices, S2996 [14MY], S3168 [20MY], S5472 [10SE], S6119 [19NO]

Federal agencies and departments: require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center consolidation and optimization plans (S. 1611), S5863–S5865 [18SE]

Freedom of Information Act: improve (S. 2520), S3942 [24JN], S6343 [4DE], S6375–S6377 [8DE], S6442 [9DE], S6580 [10DE], S6767 [12DE]

Health: provide regulatory clarity over clinical and health software and relieve categories of such low-risk software from the medical device tax, S1557 [12MR]

——— provide regulatory clarity over clinical and health software and relieve categories of such low-risk software from the medical device tax (S. 2007), S853, S854 [10FE]

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates, S4602–S4605 [17JY]

Information technology: provide for a public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity, strengthen cybersecurity research and development, workforce development, education, public awareness, and preparedness (S. 1353), S6665–S6669 [11DE]

——— reform Federal information security (S. 2521), S6395 [8DE]

Internet Tax Freedom Act: extend, S5169 [31JY]

——— extend (S. 2735), S5184, S5185 [31JY], S6830, S6831 [15DE]

——— extend (S. 2735), unanimous-consent request, S5183, S5184 [31JY]

IRS: disappearance of emails relative to investigation of alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups, S3847–S3849 [19JN], S4141 [26JN]

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 (S. 357), S747 [4FE], S2994–S2996, S3015 [14MY]

——— 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 (S. 357), unanimous-consent request, S2995 [14MY]

National Data Privacy Day: designate (S. Res. 337), S491 [27JA]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (S. Res. 555), S5720 [17SE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: develop a watch list of foreign countries that engage in economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace with respect to U.S. trade secrets or proprietary information (S. 2384), S3297 [22MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is secured with proper privacy and data security safeguards, S99 [8JA], S801 [6FE]

——— implementation, S1796 [27MR], S3169 [20MY], S3450 [5JN]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (S. 1902), S303 [14JA]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (S. 607), S5846 [18SE]

——— prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (S. 1897), S100, S134 [8JA]

——— protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (S. 1976), S656 [30JA]

Rockefeller, Senator: legislative accomplishments, S6331–S6334 [4DE]

Rutland, VT: tribute to anti-cyber bullying efforts at Rutland High School, S6767 [12DE]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (S. 375), S397 [16JA]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce, S4872 [24JY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (H.R. 3086), S5182, S5184, S5185, S5194 [31JY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (H.R. 3086), unanimous-consent request, S5183 [31JY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (S. 1431), S3250 [22MY]

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (S. 517), S4510 [15JY], S4546 [16JY]

Reports

Risk Management Handbook Volume III—Standard 7.1—Incident Handling and Breach Notification: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (excerpt), H146 [10JA]

Reports filed

Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency (ALERRT) Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2804) (H. Rept. 113–354), H1936 [25FE]

All Economic Regulations Are Transparent (ALERT) Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2804) (H. Rept. 113–354), H1880 [21FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3811, Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 455) (H. Rept. 113–322), H72 [8JA]

Consideration of H.R. 3865, Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act and H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency (ALERRT) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 487) (H. Rept. 113–361), H1937 [25FE]

Consideration of H.R. 4315, Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 693) (H. Rept. 113–563), H6975 [28JY]

Cybersecurity Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1353), S4903 [24JY]

——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1353) (S. Rept. 113–270), S5918 [12NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) Interoperable Communications Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 4289) (H. Rept. 113–484), H5556 [19JN]

DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2354) (S. Rept. 113–207), S4454 [14JY]

Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4342) (H. Rept. 113–715), H10334 [2JA]

Enhance Labeling, Accessing, and Branding of Electronic Licenses (E-LABEL) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2583), S5697 [17SE]

——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2583) (S. Rept. 113–280), S6234 [1DE]

——— Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5161) (H. Rept. 113–575), H7295 [8SE]

Express Concern About Threats to Freedom of the Press and Expression, Condemn Actions of Suppression and Threats to Journalists, and Promote Free Flow of Information in China: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 361), S1517 [11MR]

Federal Data Center Consolidation Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1611) (S. Rept. 113–157), S2718 [6MY]

Federal Information Security Modernization Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2521) (S. Rept. 113–256), S5588 [15SE]

Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1232) (S. Rept. 113–262), S5779 [18SE]

——— Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1232) (H. Rept. 113–359), H1936 [25FE]

Federal Spectrum Incentive Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 113–670), H10317 [12DE]

FOIA Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2520), S6204 [20NO]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2520) (S. Rept. 113–287), S6388 [8DE]

Inquiry Into Cyber Intrusions Affecting U.S. Transportation Command Contractors: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. Rept. 113–258), S5779 [18SE]

Intelligence Services Sharing of Information About Cybersecurity Threats Enhancement: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 2588), S4403 [10JY]

Land Disposal Transparency and Efficiency Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2095) (H. Rept. 113–368), H2097 [28FE]

National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2519) (S. Rept. 113–240), S5216 [31JY]

National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3696) (H. Rept. 113–550), H6744 [23JY]

Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3086) (H. Rept. 113–510), H5826 [3JY]

Request Copies of Dept. of Defense Emails That Were Transmitted To or From the Email Account(s) of Lois G. Lerner: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 649) (H. Rept. 113–547), H6654 [22JY]

Request Copies of Dept. of Justice Emails That Were Transmitted To or From the Email Account(s) of Lois G. Lerner: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 646) (H. Rept. 113–545), H6654 [22JY]

Request Copies of Dept. of the Treasury Emails That Were Transmitted To or From the Email Account(s) of Lois G. Lerner: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Res. 647) (H. Rept. 113–525), H6397 [17JY]

Request Copies of Executive Office of the President Emails That Were Transmitted To or From the Email Account(s) of Lois G. Lerner: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Res. 645) (H. Rept. 113–524), H6397 [17JY]

Safe and Secure Federal Websites Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3635) (H. Rept. 113–562), H6975 [28JY]

Social Media Working Group Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 4263) (H. Rept. 113–480), H5556 [19JN]

Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4983) (H. Rept. 113–530), H6397 [17JY]

Telecommunications Carriers Requirement To Provide Call Location Information to Law Enforcement During Emergencies: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1575) (H. Rept. 113–729), H10335 [2JA]

21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4315) (H. Rept. 113–537), H6397 [17JY]

Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1123) (H. Rept. 113–356), H1936 [25FE]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 517), S4403 [10JY]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 517) (S. Rept. 113–212), S4618 [17JY]

Statements

Marketplace Fairness Act: Several Conservative Individuals and Governors, S6128 [19NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 455, consideration of H.R. 3811, Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act, H87 [9JA]

H. Res. 487, consideration of H.R. 3865, Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act, H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency (ALERRT) Act, and suspension of House Rules to consider legislation, H1950 [26FE]

H. Res. 693, consideration of H.R. 4315, Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act, H6989 [29JY]

H.R. 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, H1904 [25FE]

H.R. 1211, FOIA Oversight and Implementation (FOIA) Act, H1887–H1890 [25FE]

H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, H1891–H1898 [25FE]

H.R. 2495, American Super Computing Leadership Act, H7260 [8SE]

H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency (ALERRT) Act, H1979–H1988 [26FE]

H.R. 3086, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, H6228 [15JY]

H.R. 3107, Dept. of Homeland Security establishment of cybersecurity occupation classifications, assessment of cybersecurity workforce, and addressing of identified gaps in the cybersecurity workforce, H6925 [28JY]

H.R. 3635, Safe and Secure Federal Websites Act, H6935 [28JY]

H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, H6909–H6915 [28JY]

H.R. 3811, Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act, H139 [10JA]

H.R. 4263, Social Media Working Group Act, H5854 [8JY]

H.R. 4289, Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) Interoperable Communications Act, H5857 [8JY]

H.R. 4315, Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act, H7015 [29JY]

H.R. 4983, Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act, H6680 [23JY]

H.R. 5031, STEM Education Act, H6141 [14JY]

H.R. 5161, Enhance Labeling, Accessing, and Branding of Electronic Licenses (E-LABEL) Act, H7349 [9SE]

H.R. 5418, prohibit IRS officers and employees from using personal e-mail accounts to conduct official business, H7598 [16SE]

H.R. 5714, Pest Management Records Modernization Act, H8231 [2DE]

S. 517, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, S4510 [15JY], H6835 [25JY]

S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act, S6665–S6668 [11DE]

S. 1353, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, H9294–H9299 [11DE]

S. 1611, Federal Data Center Consolidation Act, S5864 [18SE]

S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, S134–S142 [8JA]

S. 2476, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act, S3721 [17JN]

S. 2519, National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center Act, S6481 [10DE]

S. 2519, National Cybersecurity Protection Act, H9062 [11DE]

S. 2520, FOIA Improvement Act, S3942–S3944 [24JN], S6375–S6377 [8DE]

S. 2521, Federal Information Security Modernization Act, H8994–H8998 [10DE]

S. 2583, Enhance Labeling, Accessing, and Branding of Electronic Licenses (E-LABEL) Act, S5874 [18SE], H7965 [13NO]

S. 2635, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act, S4707 [22JY]

S. 2736, Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act, S5222–S5224 [31JY]

S. Res. 337, National Data Privacy Day, S490 [27JA]

S. Res. 340, treat children being trafficked for sex as victims of human trafficking and require law enforcement to take all necessary measures to protect such children, particularly during the Super Bowl, S529 [28JA]

S. Res. 361, express concern about threats to freedom of the press and expression, condemn actions of suppression, harassment, and threats to journalists, and promote free flow of information in China, S1008 [24FE], S2287 [8AP]

S. Res. 385, clarify policy governing use of electronic devices on the Senate floor, S1662 [13MR]

S. Res. 403, condemn restrictions on freedom of the press, expression, and the Internet in Turkey, including social media and call for an end to such restrictions, S1832 [27MR]

S. Res. 555, National Health Information Technology Week, S5704 [17SE]

S. Res. 563, Executive Office of the President negotiation of extradition treaties to combat more effectively international cybercriminals, S5796 [18SE]