INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Addresses

Higher Education Act Reauthorization: Senator Alexander, S5452–S5454 [22JY]

Unisys Corp., Development of Micro-segmentation Technology To Lower Cybersecurity Risks: Tom Patterson, Unisys Corp. (excerpt), E1822 [17DE]

Amendments

Aviation: improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents at domestic airports (H.R. 720), S6422 [5AU], H5990 [16SE]

Business and industry: allow manufacturers to meet warranty and labeling requirements for consumer products by displaying the terms of warranties on Internet websites (S. 1359), S4979, S4983 [9JY]

Contracts: prohibit use of certain clauses in form contracts that restrict ability of consumers to communicate relative to goods or services that were the subject of the contract (S. 2044), S8638, S8639 [14DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance multi-directional sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks and strengthen privacy and civil liberties protections (H.R. 1731), H2428, H2433, H2434, H2435, H2436, H2437, H2438, H2439, H2440, H2441, H2442 [23AP]

——— enhance multi-directional sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks and strengthen privacy and civil liberties protections (H.R. 1731), consideration (H. Res. 212), H2376 [22AP]

——— establish a social media working group (H.R. 623), S7223 [7OC], H7314 [28OC]

——— take administrative action to achieve and maintain interoperable communications capabilities among departmental components (H.R. 615), S4116 [11JN]

Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (S. 295), S919, S945 [11FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve processing of claims for benefits (S. 1203), S7938, S7939 [10NO]

FEMA: establish a modernized integrated public alert and warning system (S. 1180), S4980 [9JY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (H.R. 1560), H2386, H2391, H2392, H2393, H2394 [22AP]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (H.R. 1560), consideration (H. Res. 212), H2376 [22AP]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6243, S6244 [3AU], S6300, S6301, S6303, S6304, S6305, S6306, S6307, S6309, S6310, S6311, S6312, S6313, S6315, S6316, S6320, S6321, S6322 [4AU], S6406, S6410, S6411, S6412, S6415, S6416, S6419, S6420, S6421 [5AU], S7305 [19OC], S7333, S7334, S7335, S7336, S7339, S7347, S7353, S7365 [20OC], S7381, S7415, S7416, S7417, S7418, S7419, S7422 [21OC], S7508, S7549 [27OC]

Medicare: treatment of patient encounters in ambulatory surgical centers in determining meaningful electronic health records use (S. 1347), S6425 [5AU]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), consideration (H. Res. 152), H1780 [19MR]

NSF: support existing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (H.R. 1020), S6948, S6949 [24SE], H6780 [1OC]

SBA: improve certain programs to better assist small business customers in accessing broadband technology (S. 2116), S7126 [5OC]

Articles and editorials

As Congress Haggles Over Patriot Act, We Answer 6 Basic Questions (excerpt), S3160, S3161 [20MY]

Big Brother Takes a Hit—The Courts Give an Assist To Repealing Intrusions Into the Privacy of Everyone, S2774 [12MY]

Cyber Defense Bill, at Last—Data Sharing Can Improve Security and Consumer Privacy, S7500 [27OC]

Hillary Email Double Standard, S7891 [10NO]

How the Internet of Things Is Improving Transportation and Logistics, H7595 [3NO]

Jackson Lee Pushes To Boost Power-Grid Defenses Against ISIS, H9257 [10DE]

John Boehner’s Last Deal Leaves Congress Better Off, H7269 [28OC]

Mapping IoT Into Today’s Urban Transportation Systems, H7596 [3NO]

New Rules for the National Security Agency, S2775 [12MY]

Patriot Act Calls for Compromise in Congress—Proposal on NSA and Phone Records Would Go a Long Way Toward Rebalancing Security and Liberty, S2775 [12MY]

Republicans Make Dubious Claims in Defense of NSA Surveillance, S2752 [11MY]

Revelations of N.S.A. Spying Cost U.S. Tech Companies, S3159, S3160 [20MY]

Senate Should Take a Crucial First Step on Cybersecurity, S7500 [27OC]

Snowden Blindfold Act, S2708 [7MY]

USA Freedom Act—A Smaller Big Brother, S2775 [12MY]

Bills and resolutions

American Red Cross: enhance oversight by GAO and Depts. of Homeland Security, Treasury, and State, and develop mechanisms for Dept. of Homeland Security to use social media to improve preparedness and response capabilities (see H.R. 3517), H6074 [16SE]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 1831), S5455 [22JY] (see H.R. 2293), H2957 [13MY]

Appalachian Regional Commission: reauthorize and establish a High-Speed Broadband Development Initiative (see S. 863), S1891 [25MR]

Armed Forces: expand use of telehealth under TRICARE program for active servicemembers, their dependents, retirees, and veterans (see H.R. 2725), H4136 [10JN]

Aviation: improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents at domestic airports (see H.R. 720), H811 [4FE]

Business and industry: allow manufacturers to meet warranty and labeling requirements for consumer products by displaying the terms of warranties on Internet websites (see S. 1359), S2933 [14MY] (see H.R. 3154), H5402 [22JY]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 698), S1384 [10MR]

Carnegie Mellon University: anniversary of Dept. of Computer Science (see H. Res. 496), H7254 [27OC]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: test effect of including telehealth services in Medicare health care delivery reform models (see S. 2343), S8306 [2DE] (see H.R. 4155), H8970 [2DE]

Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see S. 1563), S4103 [11JN] (see H.R. 2734), H4241 [11JN]

——— improve response to missing children and victims of child sex trafficking (see H.R. 1115), H1369 [26FE]

——— 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. 381), S832 [5FE]

——— 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. 43), S590 [28JA]

China: call for economic sanctions against Chinese businesses and state-owned enterprises that are linked to cyberattacks against U.S. entities (see H. Con. Res. 78), H6178 [18SE]

Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking: establish (see S. 991), S2245 [16AP] (see H.R. 1831), H2305 [16AP]

Computer Science Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 554), H9025 [7DE]

Computers: clarify definition of ‘‘access without authorization,’’ eliminate redundant laws allowing charges to be brought for violations of such access, and reform penalties for violations (see S. 1030), S2301 [21AP] (see H.R. 1918), H2354 [21AP]

——— develop strategy on development and deployment of the Internet of Things to maximize promise of connected technologies and promote economic growth and consumer empowerment (see S. Res. 110), S1781 [24MR] (see H. Res. 195), H2153 [13AP]

——— identify and document best practices for cyber hygiene to improve computer network security (see H.R. 3664), H6787 [1OC]

——— protect cyber privacy (see H.R. 104), H39 [6JA]

Congressional Research Service: provide public Internet access to certain publications (see H. Res. 34), H406 [14JA]

Conservation of energy: accelerate adoption of smart building technologies in the private sector and key Federal agencies (see S. 1046), S2352 [22AP] (see H.R. 2564), H3561 [21MY]

——— promote energy efficiency via information and computing technologies (see S. 1706), S4685 [7JY] (see H.R. 1268), H1610 [4MR]

Contracts: prohibit use of certain clauses in form contracts that restrict ability of consumers to communicate relative to goods or services that were the subject of the contract (see S. 2044), S6699 [16SE] (see H.R. 2110), H2653 [29AP]

Copyrights: allow consumers to permanently unlock all electronic devices and media that do not infringe on existing copyrights (see H.R. 1587), H1899 [24MR]

——— provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for the use of sound recordings (see H.R. 1733), H2151 [13AP]

Courts: limit recovery of damages in a civil action relative to disclosure of certain personal information from State motor vehicle records (see H.R. 4176), H9011 [3DE]

——— restrict protective orders and sealing of cases, and allow disclosure of discovery information in civil actions to ensure disclosures relevant to public health or safety (see H.R. 2336), H3212 [14MY]

Crime: add certain tax-related crimes to the definition of aggravated identity theft (see H.R. 2084), H2652 [29AP]

——— prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 676), S1336 [9MR] (see H.R. 3832), H7188 [26OC] (see H.R. 3981), H8151 [5NO]

——— provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see S. 572), S1118 [25FE] (see H.R. 285), H224 [12JA]

——— provide greater extraterritorial criminal jurisdiction over certain credit card and other access device fraud offenses (see H.R. 1584), H1899 [24MR]

Cuba: authorize U.S. companies to provide consumer communications devices and services to Cuba (see S. 1389), S3060 [19MY] (see H.R. 3055), H5171 [14JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish Office of Rural Broadband Initiatives (see H.R. 3152), H5401 [22JY]

——— 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. 2236), H2798 [5MY]

Dept. of Commerce: promote innovation, investment, and economic growth by accelerating spectrum efficiency through a challenge prize competition (see S. 2366), S8494 [8DE] (see H.R. 4190), H9079 [8DE]

Dept. of Defense: develop a comprehensive plan to support civil authorities in response to cyber attacks by foreign powers (see S. 1478), S3456 [2JN]

——— maintain a registry of sexual offenders, require such offenders to register before release from military prisons, ensure civilian law enforcement and the public has access to the registry (see H.R. 956), H1035 [12FE]

——— post on departmental website the cost to each taxpayer of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria (see H.R. 2376), H3252 [15MY]

Dept. of Education: authorize American Dream Accounts to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students (see S. 687), S1383 [10MR] (see H.R. 1359), H1635 [13MR]

——— award grants to educational agencies and schools to utilize technology to improve student achievement, college and career readiness, teacher skills, and the education system (see S. 451), S926 [11FE] (see H.R. 4021), H8240 [16NO]

——— ensure student data handled by private companies is protected (see S. 1322), S2849 [13MY]

——— establish grant program to promote development of career education programs in computer science in secondary and postsecondary education (see S. 1184), S2599 [4MY] (see H.R. 2056), H2496 [28AP]

——— establish pilot programs to expand access to digital course materials in higher education (see H.R. 2089), H2652 [29AP]

——— establish task force to share best practices on computer programming and coding for elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4041), H8279 [17NO]

——— increase out-of-school access to digital learning resources for eligible students to increase student and educator engagement (see S. 1606), S4297 [18JN] (see H.R. 3582), H6178 [18SE]

——— 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. 445), S900 [10FE]

——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (see S. 2176), S7272 [8OC] (see H.R. 3721), H6935 [8OC]

——— provide for more effective online education verification metrics (see H.R. 2004), H2463 [23AP]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see S. 671), S1303 [4MR] (see H.R. 2057), H2496 [28AP]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 773), S1628 [18MR] (see H.R. 1421), H1767 [18MR]

——— simplify and streamline information on institutions of higher education made publicly available (see H.R. 3178), H5465 [23JY]

Dept. of Energy: facilitate modernization of the electric grid (see S. 1243), S2730 [7MY]

——— improve high-end computing research and development program (see S. 454), S926 [11FE] (see H.R. 874), H980 [11FE]

——— provide additional authorities to protect critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack (see H.R. 2271), H2877 [12MY]

——— provide for modernization, security, and resiliency of the electric grid and carry out programs for research, development, demonstration, and information-sharing for cybersecurity for the energy sector (see S. 1241), S2730 [7MY]

——— provide for technology demonstration program relative to modernization of the electric grid (see H.R. 4206), H9205 [9DE]

Dept. of HHS: increase access to Medicare data (see S. 679), S1336 [9MR] (see H.R. 804), H855 [5FE]

——— prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act standards (see H.R. 2126), H2767 [30AP]

——— strengthen accountability and improve transparency in health information technology systems (see S. 2141), S7160 [6OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: achieve border security on certain Federal lands in Arizona (see S. 750), S1585 [17MR] (see H.R. 1412), H1721 [17MR]

——— assess and submit to Congress a report on departmental ability to convey information to, collect information from, and serve individuals with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 1829), H2269 [15AP]

——— authorize and deploy the EINSTEIN 3A (E3A) cybersecurity program (see H.R. 3305), H5763 [29JY]

——— codify an office to strengthen the capacity of the agency to attract and retain highly trained computer and information security professionals (see H.R. 53), H37 [6JA]

——— codify objectives of Presidential policy directive to improve critical infrastructure security and resilience (see H.R. 85), H39 [6JA]

——— continue operation of certain programs that support the mission of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations directorate to combat the exploitation of children (see S. 575), S1118 [25FE] (see H.R. 1998), H2463 [23AP]

——— develop a cybersecurity strategy (see H.R. 3510), H5980 [15SE]

——— 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. 63), H38 [6JA]

——— enhance cybersecurity information sharing and coordination at ports (see H.R. 3878), H7389 [2NO]

——— enhance multi-directional sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks and strengthen privacy and civil liberties protections (see H.R. 1731), H2151 [13AP]

——— enhance multi-directional sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks and strengthen privacy and civil liberties protections (H.R. 1731), consideration (see H. Res. 212), H2353 [21AP]

——— establish a social media working group (see H.R. 623), H667 [30JA]

——— establish the Insider Threat Program (see H.R. 3361), H5766 [29JY]

——— establish university labs for student-developed technology-based solutions for countering online recruitment of violent extremists (see S. 2418), S8793 [17DE]

——— improve homeland security by enhancing requirements for participation in the visa waiver program (see S. 2337), S8241 [1DE]

——— improve management and administration of security clearance processes (see H.R. 3505), H5980 [15SE]

——— modernize and implement the integrated public alert and warning system to disseminate homeland security and other information (see H.R. 1738), H2152 [13AP]

——— permit search of open source information to determine if an alien is inadmissible to the U.S. (see S. 2411), S8793 [17DE]

——— reduce duplication of information technology (see S. 1620), S4298 [18JN] (see H.R. 1626), H2033 [25MR]

——— require State and local coordination on cybersecurity with the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (see H.R. 3869), H7389 [2NO]

——— require the check of an alien’s Internet activity prior to issuance of a visa (see H.R. 4310), H10710 [18DE]

——— require the search of all public records, including Internet sites and social media profiles, to determine if an alien is inadmissible to the U.S. (see S. 2402), S8684 [15DE] (see H.R. 4301), H10710 [18DE]

——— strengthen ability to detect and prevent intrusions against, and use countermeasures to protect, Government agency information systems (see S. 1828), S5455 [22JY] (see H.R. 3313), H5764 (see H.R. 3402), H5767 [29JY]

——— take administrative action to achieve and maintain interoperable communications capabilities among departmental components (see H.R. 615), H662 [28JA]

Dept. of Justice: create and maintain a public database of administrative, civil, and criminal actions against corporate entities (see H.R. 102), H39 [6JA]

——— create special reward program for individuals providing information leading to apprehension and conviction of persons committing fraud and related activity in connection with computers (see H.R. 3348), H5765 [29JY]

——— establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see S. 2332), S8191 [30NO] (see H.R. 4073), H8360 [18NO]

——— fund and increase accessibility to National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, share data with National Crime Information Center (NCIC), and facilitate reporting to such systems (see S. 2105), S7046 [30SE] (see H.R. 3653), H6749 [30SE]

——— improve investigative and forensic resources for enforcement of laws relative to cybercrimes against persons (see H.R. 2602), H3756 [2JN]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see S. 295), S590 [28JA] (see H.R. 595), H661 [28JA]

——— incentivize State reporting systems that allow submittal of information by mental health professionals on individuals deemed dangerous relative to firearms possession (see H.R. 2917), H4770 [25JN]

——— prevent certain monitoring and interception by Federal authorities of Federal prisoner communications that are subject to attorney-client privilege (see H.R. 3864), H7346 [29OC]

——— provide State officials with access to criminal history information relative to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks (see S. 1957), S6380 [5AU] (see H.R. 2643), H3877 [3JN]

——— require State and local law enforcement to report certain information on shooting incidents involving officers and provide grant funds to protect officers from violence and use of force training (see S. 1476), S3456 [2JN] (see H.R. 3481), H5942 [10SE]

Dept. of Labor: create a searchable database containing a credentials registry, a skills database, and a jobs bank (see H.R. 1280), H1611 [4MR]

——— encourage online workforce training (see H.R. 1121), H1369 [26FE]

——— require one-stop delivery systems to offer certain workforce investment services through Internet websites and develop standards and best practices for such websites (see H.R. 3280), H5762 [29JY]

Dept. of State: improve Inspector General oversight through notification of allegations of misconduct by employees, assurance of independence of information technology systems, and reporting on foreign post inspections (see S. 1527), S3860 [8JN]

——— require production of a comprehensive strategy on U.S. international policy relative to cyberspace (see H.R. 3873), H7389 [2NO]

Dept. of the Interior: develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see S. 1225), S2688 [6MY] (see H.R. 3121), H5329 [21JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish State and multistate infrastructure banks to provide loans for repair, construction, renovation, or improvement of educational facilities (see H.R. 1962), H2416 [22AP]

——— make available an Internet platform for Form 1099 filings (see H.R. 3701), H6892 [7OC]

Dept. of Transportation: include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 3805), H7137 [22OC]

——— require that broadband conduits be installed as a part of certain highway construction projects (see S. 2163), S7219 [7OC]

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 (see H.R. 2001), H2463 [23AP]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 2516), H3559 [21MY]

——— improve processing of claims for benefits (see S. 1203), S2687 [6MY]

——— make certain improvements in information security (see H.R. 1017), H1084 [20FE] (see H.R. 1128), H1369 [26FE]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 3335), H5764 [29JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: ensure that vet centers have access to Defense Personnel Record Image Retrieval System and VA/Dept. of Defense Identity Repository (see H.R. 498), H531 [22JA]

——— establish a prize program to award a prize and contract for the development of a fully-integrated electronic health records program (see H.R. 1590), H1899 [24MR]

Education: promote use of blended learning in classrooms (see S. 342), S736 [3FE] (see H.R. 678), H755 [3FE]

EEOC: maintain up-to-date information on its website regarding charges and actions brought (see H.R. 550), H638 [27JA]

Electric power: protect the bulk-power system from cyber security threats (see S. 1068), S2400 [23AP]

Electronics: apply first sale doctrine to any computer program that enables a machine or other product to operate (see H.R. 862), H980 [11FE]

Endangered Species Act: require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered or threatened (see S. 292), S590 [28JA] (see H.R. 1667), H2108 [26MR]

EPA: require manufacturers or importers of asbestos-containing products to report such products and establish a public database of such products (see S. 700), S1384 [10MR] (see H.R. 2030), H2474 [27AP]

Executive departments: prohibit Secretaries from maintaining a private e-mail server for conducting official Government business (see H.R. 3743), H6973 [9OC]

Executive Office of the President: establish the National Office for Cyberspace (see H.R. 1753), H2152 [13AP]

——— impose penalties on state-sponsors of cyberattacks (see H.R. 3039), H5116 [13JY]

FBI: include information in the Uniform Crime Reports and the National Incident-Based Reporting System on law enforcement-involved justifiable homicides (see H.R. 1810), H2268 [15AP]

——— require an independent review of operation and administration of the Terrorist Screening Database and its subsets (see H.R. 4240), H9306 [11DE]

FCC: allow skilled nursing facilities to apply for support from Universal Service Fund Rural Health Care Program (see S. 1916), S6239 [3AU] (see H.R. 4111), H8411 [19NO]

——— commence proceedings relative to resiliency of critical telecommunications networks during times of emergency (see H.R. 3998), H8239 [16NO]

——— deny retransmission consent to a television station if a radio station of the same licensee transmits a recording without providing compensation and prohibit imposition of radio tuner mandates for mobile devices (see H.R. 1999), H2463 [23AP]

——— disapprove rule regulating broadband Internet access (see S.J. Res. 14), S2473 [28AP]

——— disapprove rule relative to protecting and promoting the open Internet (see H.J. Res. 42), H2153 [13AP]

——— encourage spectrum licensees to make unused spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand wireless coverage (see S. 417), S858 [9FE]

——— exempt broadband Internet access service providers from Federal universal service contributions (see H.R. 1712), H2110 [26MR]

——— exempt small business providers of broadband Internet access from net neutrality enhanced transparency requirements (see S. 2283), S7966 [16NO]

——— limit authority over providers of broadband Internet access services (see H.R. 279), H224 [12JA]

——— limit authority to preempt laws of certain States relative to regulation of municipal broadband (see S. 597), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 1106), H1368 [26FE]

——— prohibit from regulating the rates charged for broadband Internet access service (see H.R. 2666), H3914 [4JN]

——— prohibit reclassification of broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service and from imposing certain regulations on providers of such service (see H.R. 1212), H1565 [3MR]

——— promote certain unlicensed spectrum use and maximize the use of such spectrum for shared purposes in order to bolster innovation and economic development (see S. 424), S899 [10FE] (see H.R. 821), H915 [10FE]

——— promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic (see S. 40), S57 [7JA] (see H.R. 196), H103 [7JA]

——— provide incentives for reallocation of Federal Government spectrum for commercial use (see S. 887), S2041 [26MR] (see H.R. 1641), H2107 [26MR]

——— publish on Commission website documents to be voted on by the Commission (see H.R. 2592), H3641 [1JN]

——— publish on Commission website rule changes within 24 hours of adoption (see H.R. 2589), H3641 [1JN]

——— reform and modernize Universal Service Fund Lifeline Assistance Program (see S. 1472), S3406 [1JN]

——— require identification and description on Commission website items to be decided on authority delegated by the Commission (see H.R. 2593), H3641 [1JN]

——— require material in the online public inspection file of a covered entity, including political ad buying information, to be made available in a format that is machine-readable (see H.R. 4179), H9011 [3DE]

——— require mobile service providers and smartphone manufacturers to enable consumers to remotely delete data from smartphones and render such devices inoperable (see S. 1076), S2400 [23AP] (see H.R. 2024), H2464 [23AP]

——— 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. 1409), H1721 [17MR]

FDA: facilitate dissemination of health care economic information (see H.R. 2452), H3388 [19MY]

——— provide for the regulation of health software (see H.R. 2396), H3308 [18MY]

——— provide for the regulation of patient records and certain decision support medical software (see S. 1101), S2431 [27AP]

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. 367), H404 [14JA]

Federal agencies and departments: create a centralized website for reports issued by inspectors general (see H.R. 2807), H4491 [17JN]

——— create a framework to expedite recruitment of highly qualified information technology and cybersecurity personnel (see S. 2007), S6434 [6AU]

——— develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see S. 779), S1628 [18MR] (see H.R. 1477), H1802 [19MR]

——— ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 451), H479 [21JA]

——— improve access to information in the legislative and executive branches of the Government (see H.R. 1381), H1661 [16MR]

——— improve Federal network security and authorize and enhance an existing intrusion detection and prevention system for civilian Federal networks (see S. 1869), S5928 [27JY]

——— improve financial and administrative controls and procedures to assess and mitigate fraud risks and development and use of data analytics for fraud identification, prevention, and response (see S. 2133), S7124 [5OC] (see H.R. 4180), H9011 [3DE]

——— prohibit accessing pornographic web sites from Federal computers (see H.R. 901), H981 [11FE]

——— prohibit requirement that private entities design or alter their commercial information technology products to facilitate Government surveillance (see S. 135), S100 [8JA] (see H.R. 726), H811 [4FE]

——— provide for a strategic plan to reform and improve security clearance and background investigation processes (see H.R. 490), H531 [22JA]

——— reduce waste and implement cost savings and revenue enhancement (see S. 1888), S6136 [29JY] (see H.R. 3300), H5763 [29JY]

——— require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center consolidation and optimization plans (see S. 1008), S2272 [20AP] (see S. 1039), S2351 [22AP]

——— require each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, to include a link to a plain language summary of the proposed rule (see H.R. 690), H755 [3FE]

——— require Inspectors General and GAO to report on use of logical access controls and other security practices to safeguard information on Federal computer systems (see S. 1990), S6381 [5AU]

——— require scientific studies used in rulemaking by published (see H.R. 445), H479 [21JA]

——— review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (see H.R. 2810), H4491 [17JN]

Federal aid programs: include reasonable costs for high-speed Internet service in the utility allowances for families residing in public housing (see H.R. 2372), H3252 [15MY]

FEMA: establish a modernized integrated public alert and warning system (see S. 1180), S2599 [4MY] (see H.R. 1472), H1801 [19MR]

——— require recipients of State Homeland Security Grant Program funding to preserve and strengthen interoperable emergency communications capabilities (see H.R. 2206), H2791 [1MY]

FERC: allow use of aerial survey data for certain applications relative to natural gas (see H.R. 3021), H5088 [10JY]

Financial institutions: amend securities, commodities, and banking laws to make information reported to financial regulatory agencies electronically searchable (see H.R. 2477), H3505 [20MY]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 423), S899 [10FE] (see H.R. 601), H661 [28JA]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2380), H3252 [15MY]

——— 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. 289), H3757 [2JN]

——— prohibit the sale, manufacture, distribution, import, or electronic marketing or advertising of certain firearm receiver castings or blanks and assault weapon or machinegun parts kits (see H.R. 376), H405 [14JA]

——— require every firearms seller to conduct background checks before selling a gun and prove the purchase was approved by the National Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 2871), H4650 [24JN]

Freedom of Information Act: improve (see S. 337), S697 [2FE]

——— strengthen (see H.R. 653), H703 [2FE]

FTC: consider including smart grid capability on Energy Guide labels for products (see H.R. 2245), H2820 [8MY]

——— establish Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see S. 1490), S3678 [3JN] (see H.R. 2633), H3877 [3JN]

——— 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. 547), S1075 [24FE] (see H.R. 1053), H1114 [24FE]

——— prescribe regulations on collection and use of information obtained by tracking the Internet activity of an individual (see S. 2404), S8684 [15DE]

——— prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relative to prices of products and services sold online (see S. 2413), S8793 [17DE]

Gambling: establish a program for licensing of Internet poker by States and federally recognized Indian tribes (see H.R. 2888), H4768 [25JN]

——— restore long-standing U.S. policy that the Federal Wire Act prohibits all forms of Internet gambling (see S. 1668), S4602 [24JN] (see H.R. 707), H810 [4FE]

GPO: prohibit assembly or manufacture of secure credentials or their component parts (see H.R. 3767), H7026 [20OC]

GSA: obtain an antivirus product to make available to Federal agencies in order to provide the product to individuals whose personally identifiable information may have been compromised (see H.R. 3000), H5029 [9JY]

Hazardous Materials Information Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 505), H531 [22JA]

Health: improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see H.R. 691), H755 [3FE] (see H.R. 2066), H2497 [28AP]

Health care professionals: prohibit conditioning health care provider licensure on participation in a health plan or the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 3100), H5290 [16JY]

House of Representatives: permit donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see H.R. 739), H811 [4FE]

——— take appropriate steps to be able to meet in a virtual setting (see H. Res. 83), H756 [3FE]

House Rules: require Members to post on their official public websites information on official travel taken for which reimbursement was provided by a private source (see H. Res. 441), H6260 [25SE]

Immigration: provide additional security requirements for Syrian and Iraqi refugees, including passing polygraphs, providing biometric data and DNA samples, and background checks including investigation of online activity (see H.R. 4291), H10710 [18DE]

——— provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (see S. 208), S347 [21JA] (see H.R. 399), H412 [16JA]

Infrastructure: improve (see S. 268), S541 [27JA]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (see S. 456), S926 [11FE] (see S. 754), S1585 [17MR] (see H.R. 1560), H1898 [24MR]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (H.R. 1560), consideration (see H. Res. 212), H2353 [21AP]

Internet: combat trade barriers that threaten maintenance of an open, global Internet or mandate unique technology standards as a condition of market access, and promote free flow of information (see H.R. 1307), H1612 [4MR]

——— prohibit the sale or use of certain software to circumvent control measures used by Internet ticket sellers to ensure equitable consumer access to event tickets and provide criminal penalties for such acts (see H.R. 708), H810 [4FE]

Internet Governance Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 71), S833 [5FE]

IRS: enhance taxpayer rights through enhanced accountability, privacy protections, rights to appeal, tax system reform, and improved disclosure policies (see S. 1578), S4202 [16JN]

——— implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with electronic identity theft (see S. 845), S1780 [24MR] (see H.R. 1595), H1900 [24MR]

——— prohibit officers and employees from using personal e-mail accounts to conduct official business (see H.R. 1152), H1498 [27FE]

Koskinen, John A.: impeach (see H. Res. 494), H7254 [27OC]

Law enforcement: increase the penalty for fraudulent 9-1-1 calls that result in an emergency response from law enforcement agencies (see S. 1018), S2300 [21AP] (see H.R. 2031), H2474 [27AP]

——— regulate use of cell-site simulators (see H.R. 3871), H7389 [2NO]

——— require a warrant to obtain e-mails or cell phone location information from communications-related service providers (see H.R. 656), H703 [2FE]

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see S. 512), S983 [12FE] (see H.R. 1174), H1499 [27FE]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured, killed, missing, or threatened in connection with official duties (see S. 665), S1303 [4MR] (see H.R. 1269), H1610 [4MR]

——— reaffirm right of individuals to record law enforcement authorities and full protection of law to possess recording devices and data saved on such devices (see H. Con. Res. 41), H2464 [23AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: provide the public with access to the laws of the U.S. (see H.R. 4006), H8239 [16NO]

Library of Congress: expand availability to exemptions to prohibition on copyrighted technological protection measures to facilitate computer security research, personal device maintenance, and technological innovation (see S. 990), S2245 [16AP] (see H.R. 1883), H2307 [16AP]

Medicaid: extend to physician assistants eligibility for incentive payments for adoption and use of certified electronic health records (see H.R. 1345), H1625 [10MR]

——— require use of electronic visit verification for personal care services (see H.R. 2446), H3388 [19MY]

Medicare: allow certain hospitals in Puerto Rico to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology (see S. 1602), S4250 [17JN] (see H.R. 1225), H1566 [3MR]

——— authorize a blanket significant hardship exception for meaningful electronic health records use due to delay in timely publication of certain meaningful use rules (see H.R. 3940), H8150 [5NO]

——— expand access to stroke telehealth services (see S. 1465), S3310 [22MY] (see H.R. 2799), H4490 [17JN]

——— 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. 795), H855 [5FE]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see S. 1778), S5129 [15JY] (see H.R. 3081), H5236 [15JY]

——— provide for a phased-in expansion of telehealth coverage (see H.R. 2948), H4861 [7JY]

——— sunset certain penalties relating to meaningful electronic health records use by eligible professionals and hospitals (see H.R. 3780), H7088 [21OC]

——— treatment of patient encounters in ambulatory surgical centers in determining meaningful electronic health records use (see S. 1347), S2933 [14MY] (see H.R. 887), H981 [11FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: continue use of quarterly reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful uses under electronic health records incentive payment programs (see H.R. 270), H223 [12JA]

——— improve electronic health records meaningful use programs (see H.R. 3309), H5764 [29JY]

——— improve payments for complex rehabilitation technology and radiation therapy services, extend hardship exemptions from electronic health record meaningful use requirements, and strengthen Medicaid integrity (see S. 2425), S8883 [18DE]

——— require use of electronic visit verification systems for home health and personal care services (see S. 2416), S8793 [17DE]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see S. 1945), S6379 [5AU] (see H.R. 2646), H3912 [4JN]

——— strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, and improve reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 1738), S4953 [9JY] (see H.R. 2994), H5029 [9JY]

Motor vehicles: develop standards to prevent hacking of vehicle control systems, make owners aware of vehicle data collection, and disclose vehicle performance relative to security and privacy (see S. 1806), S5210 [21JY]

——— limit retrieval of data from vehicle event data recorders (see S. 766), S1585 [17MR]

——— require dealers to disclose the presence of event data recorders on new automobiles and require manufacturers to provide the option to enable or disable such devices (see H.R. 2526), H3559 [21MY]

National Archives and Records Administration: require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies and require a certification and reports relative to Presidential records (see H.R. 2319), H3211 [14MY]

National Computer Forensics Institute: authorize (see H.R. 3490), H5974 [11SE]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see S. Res. 281), S7219 [7OC]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: determine appropriate cybersecurity standards for motor vehicles (see H.R. 3994), H8152 [5NO]

——— increase and improve public access to motor vehicle safety information, enhance accountability, and protect motor vehicle consumers (see H.R. 1181), H1499 [27FE]

National Innovation in Education Day: designate (see H. Res. 161), H1803 [19MR]

National security: develop metrics to measure effectiveness of security between ports of entry, at ports of entry, and along the maritime border (see S. 1864), S5928 [27JY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: permit authorization of Federal agencies to accept certain payments relative to spectrum efficiency and reallocation (see S. 2227), S7722 [3NO]

——— 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. 2251), H2876 [12MY]

——— prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions (see H.R. 355), H404 [14JA]

——— prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet domain name system until GAO submits report on the system (see H.R. 805), H855 [5FE]

——— provide for certain requirements relative to the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority transition (see S. 1551), S4103 [11JN]

——— reallocate Federal Government spectrum for commercial use and provide transparency on use of the Federal spectrum (see S. 1618), S4298 [18JN]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (see S.J. Res. 8), S858 [9FE] (see H.J. Res. 29), H866 [9FE]

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), consideration (see H. Res. 152), H1720 [17MR]

——— require provision of lists of employees eligible to vote in labor organization elections and one additional form of personal contact information (see S. 933), S2172 [14AP] (see H.R. 1767), H2208 [14AP]

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 H.R. 349), H404 [14JA]

——— develop information platform to integrate coastal data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices, and coordinate collection of geospatial data to inform and improve management of coastal region (see S. 2325), S8160 [19NO]

——— improve weather research (see H.R. 1561), H1898 [24MR]

NSF: support afterschool science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs (see S. 444), S900 [10FE] (see H.R. 831), H916 [10FE]

——— support existing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (see H.R. 1020), H1084 [20FE]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: require U.S. Chief Technology Officer to be confirmed by the Senate and clarify duties of such position (see H.R. 1764), H2208 [14AP]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 234), H155 [8JA]

——— conduct a study on feasibility of establishing a Cyber Defense National Guard (see H.R. 60), H38 [6JA]

——— require study to define method for measuring potential damage from cyber attacks for the purposes of determining response to such incidents (see H.R. 2708), H4001 [9JN]

OMB: issue a directive on management of software licenses (see S. 2340), S8306 [2DE]

——— require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish certain information on rulemakings (see H.R. 1759), H2152 [13AP]

OPM: provide complimentary, comprehensive identity protection coverage to all individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies (see S. 1746), S4953 [9JY] (see H.R. 3029), H5088 [10JY]

——— provide identity protection coverage and limit use of negatively impacted credit scores for individuals exposed to security breaches and establish a task force to mitigate effects of such breaches (see H.R. 3360), H5766 [29JY]

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 H.R. 555), H638 [27JA] (see H.R. 903), H982 [11FE]

Political campaigns: prohibit acceptance by political committees of online contributions from certain unverified sources (see H.R. 4177), H9011 [3DE]

Postal Service: conduct a pilot program to conduct nonpostal services at certain post offices, allow shipping of alcoholic beverages, and upgrade the postal vehicle fleet (see S. 1854), S5526 [23JY] (see H.R. 3319), H5764 [29JY]

Power resources: modernize U.S. energy policy (see S. 2012), S6532 [9SE]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (see S. 356), S771 [4FE] (see H.R. 283), H224 [12JA]

——— limit ability of companies to share consumer geolocation information accessed through electronic communications devices (see S. 2270), S7912 [10NO]

——— notify consumers before a video service collects visual or auditory information from the viewing area and provide consumers with choices that do not collect such information (see H.R. 1164), H1499 [27FE]

——— permit telecommunications and Internet service providers to publicly estimate the number of Federal data requests they receive and the number of individuals targeted for data collection orders (see H.R. 689), H755 [3FE]

——— 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. 1158), S2567 [30AP] (see H.R. 2977), H4955 [8JY]

——— prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 2277), H2877 [12MY]

——— protect consumers and businesses from identity theft and require notice of security breaches (see S. 961), S2220 [15AP]

——— protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see S. 177), S201 [13JA] (see H.R. 580), H660 [28JA] (see H.R. 1704), H2110 [26MR]

——— protect financial information of consumers and require notice of security breaches (see H.R. 2205), H2791 [1MY]

——— provide privacy protections that enable certain individuals to remove their profiles from the healthcare.gov website (see H.R. 1446), H1769 [18MR]

——— 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 H.R. 1770), H2208 [14AP] (see H.R. 4187), H9079 [8DE]

——— require data brokers to establish procedures to ensure accuracy of collected personal information (see S. 668), S1303 [4MR]

——— require notification of information security breaches and enhance penalties for cyber criminals (see S. 1027), S2300 [21AP]

——— require operators that provide online and similar services to educational agencies or institutions to protect the privacy and security of personally identifiable information (see S. 1788), S5170 [16JY] (see H.R. 2092), H2652 [29AP]

——— specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (see S. 237), S420 [22JA] (see H.R. 491), H531 [22JA]

——— 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 (see H.R. 699), H810 [4FE]

Public documents: prohibit the Government sale of Government documents that are available for free online by abolishing the National Technical Information Service (see S. 787), S1629 [18MR] (see S. 1636), S4298 [18JN] (see H.R. 443), H479 [21JA]

Research: improve accessing, sharing, and using health data for research purposes (see H.R. 2549), H3560 [21MY]

SBA: improve certain programs to better assist small business customers in accessing broadband technology (see S. 2116), S7102 [1OC]

——— require Chief Counsel for Advocacy submittal of a report on small business innovation (see S. 963), S2220 [15AP]

Schools: require all public school employees and those employed in connection with a public school to receive FBI background checks prior to being hired (see S. 63), S58 [7JA]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees (see S. 474), S982 [12FE] (see S. 856), S1781 [24MR]

SEC: exempt smaller public companies from requirements relating to the use of Extensible Business Reporting Language for periodic reporting (see H.R. 1912), H2354 [21AP] (see H.R. 1965), H2417 [22AP]

——— require publicly traded companies to disclose to investors information on cybersecurity risks and presence of cybersecurity experts on the board of trustees (see S. 2410), S8793 [17DE]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 366), S772 [4FE]

Sports: decrease the frequency of sports blackouts (see S. 2414), S8793 [17DE]

SSA: make on-line tools available to allow individuals to assess the impact of earnings on eligibility for, and amount of, disability benefits received through Federal and State programs (see S. 1197), S2650 [5MY] (see H.R. 1795), H2268 [15AP]

Tariff: eliminate on technological goods providing educational value for children (see H.R. 1063), H1163 [25FE]

Taxation: establish a program to populate downloadable tax forms with taxpayer return information (see H.R. 1750), H2152 [13AP]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 431), S900 [10FE] (see H.R. 235), H187 [9JA]

——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see S. 851), S1781 [24MR] (see H.R. 1643), H2107 [26MR]

——— provide refundable credit for costs associated with Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations (see S. 1023), S2300 [21AP]

——— require that return information from tax-exempt organizations be made available in a searchable format and provide the disclosure of the identity of contributors to certain tax-exempt organizations (see S. 367), S772 [4FE] (see H.R. 2695), H4001 [9JN]

Technology: enable high-performance computation, supportive research, and nuclear energy innovation (see H.R. 4066), H8360 [18NO]

——— improve coordination and use of geospatial data (see S. 740), S1528 [16MR]

Telecommunications: encourage spectrum licensees to make unused spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand wireless coverage (see H.R. 3103), H5290 [16JY]

——— establish the U.S. International Communications Agency and Freedom News Network and clarify duties and responsibilities of VOA (see H.R. 2323), H3211 [14MY]

——— increase regional telecommunications development (see H.R. 4160), H8970 [2DE]

——— make it illegal to alter or remove the unique equipment identification number of a mobile electronic device (see S. 1949), S6379 [5AU]

——— promote competition to preserve the ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services (see S. 240), S420 [22JA]

Terrorism: better secure U.S. international borders and prevent terrorists from entering the U.S. by allowing suspension of certain countries from the Visa Waiver Program and enhancing intelligence assessments (see H.R. 158), H41 [6JA]

——— establish a grant program to establish counter-messaging campaigns targeting terrorist propaganda (see H.R. 3075), H5236 [15JY]

——— require a report on U.S. strategy to combat terrorist use of social media (see H.R. 3654), H6749 [30SE]

——— require reporting by technology companies of terrorist activities and the unlawful distribution of information relating to explosives (see S. 2372), S8494 [8DE]

——— review completeness of the FBI Terrorist Screening Database and the derivative terrorist watchlist used by the Transportation Security Administration (see H.R. 48), H37 [6JA]

Tobacco products: prevent the sale of electronic cigarettes, cigars, and pipe tobacco to minors (see H.R. 3042), H5116 [13JY]

Transportation: provide eligibility under certain highway programs for installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communications equipment (see S. 1499), S3678 [3JN] (see H.R. 910), H1032 [12FE]

Transportation Security Administration: improve PreCheck expedited screening program (see H.R. 2843), H4546 [19JN]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see S. 2091), S7005 [29SE] (see H.R. 1401), H1721 [17MR]

Turkey: urge respect for human rights and freedom of expression, including online or in social media, and reaffirm U.S. relationship (see H. Res. 279), H3506 [20MY]

U.S. Geological Survey: establish National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System (see S. 2056), S6809 [17SE]

Voting: establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (see S. 1970), S6380 [5AU]

——— modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H1800 [19MR]

——— prohibit voter suppression activities, require States to maintain online voter registration system and automatically register eligible voters, and make Election Day a public holiday (see H. Res. 363), H5237 [15JY]

——— provide for voter registration through the Internet (see S. 1088), S2431 [27AP] (see S. 1950), S6379 [5AU]

——— require States to ensure individuals who provide identifying information to motor vehicle authorities are automatically registered to vote in Federal elections unless eligibility requirements are not met (see H.R. 2694), H4001 [9JN]

Weather: enhance commerce through improved seasonal forecasts (see S. 1331), S2850 [13MY]

Cloture motions

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S7342 [20OC], S7434 [22OC]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), motion to proceed, S6228 [3AU]

Comparisons

Background check requirements for child care and school employees in Dept. of HHS Child Care and Development Block Grant program and Senator Toomey’s legislation on agencies receiving Elementary and Secondary Education Act funds, S1429 [11MR]

Cost Estimates

Consumer Review Freedom Act (S. 2044): CBO, S8539 [9DE]

Energy Policy Modernization Act (S. 2012): CBO, S8236 [1DE]

Explanations

Consolidated Appropriations (H.R. 2029): Cybersecurity Threats Information Sharing, Privacy and Civil Liberties Protections, Federal Network Security Improvement, and Recruitment of Information Technology and Cybersecurity Personnel, S8847–S8850 [18DE]

Letters

Appointment of a special counsel to investigate use of personal e-mail account by Hillary Rodham Clinton for official business and deletion of e-mails while serving as Sec. of State: Peter J. Kadzik, Dept. of Justice, S7137 [6OC]

Bipartisan Budget Act: Conservative Action Project (organization), S7644 [29OC]

Bureau of the Census compliance with Federal Information Security Management Act data security procedures relative to authority to conduct the quarterly financial report program: John H. Thompson, Bureau of the Census, H7061 [21OC]

Combat Terrorist Use of Social Media Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H9315 [15DE]

——— Representative Nunes, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H9315 [15DE]

——— Representative Royce, Commitee on Foreign Affairs (House), H9315 [15DE]

Consumer Review Freedom Act: Keith Hall, CBO, S8539 [9DE]

Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act: Dean C. Garfield, Information Technology Industry Council, S6259 [4AU]

——— James C. Ballentine, American Bankers Association, S6258 [4AU]

——— Protecting America’s Cyber Networks Coalition, S6259 [4AU]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S6260 [4AU]

——— several electric power organizations, S6258 [4AU]

——— several financial industry organizations, S6258 [4AU]

——— Victoria A. Espinel, BSA/The Software Alliance, S6259 [4AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security enhanced multi-directional sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks and strengthening of privacy and civil liberties protections: several Representatives, H9381 [17DE]

Electronic communications privacy improvement: several privacy, civil rights, and technology organizations, S774 [4FE]

Ensure personally identifiable information is stripped out of shared cybersecurity information if the entities reasonably believe the information is not related to a cyber threat: Adam Brandon, FreedomWorks (organization), S7504 [27OC]

Intelligence services enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats: several civil rights organizations, S4007 [10JN]

——— several cybersecurity professionals, S4006 [10JN]

Make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce: David French, National Retail Federation, H9280 [11DE]

——— Tom McGee, International Council of Shopping Centers, H9280 [11DE]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H9281 [11DE]

National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H2423 [23AP]

——— Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H2424 [23AP]

National Security Agency gathering of foreign intelligence information under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act using U.S. person identifiers: James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, H4130 [10JN]

Penalties for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts: National Association of Attorneys General, S1622 [18MR]

Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act: Nancy L. Prosser, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, H3955 [9JN]

——— several labor organizations, H3955 [9JN]

——— several organizations, H3955 [9JN]

Protecting Cyber Networks Act: Representative Chaffetz, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), E633 [30AP]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E633 [30AP]

——— Representative Nunes, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), E633, E634 [30AP]

Require entities that operate designated critical infrastructure to report cybersecurity intrusions that could result in catastrophic effects on public health, safety, economic security, or national security: several Senators, S8855 [18DE]

State Licensing Efficiency Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7313 [28OC]

——— Representative Hensarling, Committee on Financial Services (House), H7313 [28OC]

Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act: American Immigration Lawyers Association, H9052 [8DE]

——— Arab-American Civil Rights League, H9051 [8DE]

——— Karin Johanson, Joanne Lin, and Chris Rickerd, ACLU, H9052 [8DE]

——— Samer Khalaf, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, H9053 [8DE]

——— several organizations, H9053 [8DE]

——— U.S. Travel Association, H9060 [8DE]

——— Wade Henderson and Nancy Zirkin, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, H9052 [8DE]

Lists

Organizations supporting H.R. 1314, Bipartisan Budget Act, H7309 [28OC]

Organizations supporting H.R. 1561, Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act, H3372 [19MY]

Organizations supporting S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, S6330 [5AU], S7329 [20OC]

Messages

Veto of S.J. Res. 8, Disapprove NLRB Rule Relative to Representation Case Procedures: President Obama, S2094, S2107 [13AP]

Motions

Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance multi-directional sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks and strengthen privacy and civil liberties protections (H.R. 1731), H2443 [23AP]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (H.R. 1560), H2396 [22AP]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6228 [3AU]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), S1229 [3MR], S2644 [5MY]

Papers

Senators’ Questionable Claims About NSA Bulk Collection: Harley Geiger, Center for Democracy & Technology, S2752 [11MY]

Press releases

Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act: National Governors Association, H3955 [9JN]

Remarks in House

Aviation: improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents at domestic airports (H.R. 720), H894–H897 [10FE], E226 [20FE]

——— improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents at domestic airports (H.R. 720), Senate amendment, H5990–H5993 [16SE]

Black Data Processing Associates (organization): anniversary, E816 [2JN]

——— anniversary of District of Columbia chapter, E889 [12JN], E905 [16JN]

Budget: revise defense and non-defense spending levels, provide offsets, and temporarily extend the public debt ceiling, H7257, H7258, H7268–H7312 [28OC], H7954 [5NO]

Business and industry: allow manufacturers to meet warranty and labeling requirements for consumer products by displaying the terms of warranties on Internet websites (S. 1359), H5804, H5805 [8SE]

CFTC: require a report of any plans of action and milestones to address any known information security vulnerabilities, H3951 [9JN]

Clinton, Hillary Rodham: investigate use of personal e-mail account for official business and deletion of e-mails while serving as Sec. of State, H5760 [29JY]

——— use of personal e-mail account for official business and deletion of e-mails while serving as Sec. of State, H4374 [15JN]

Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking: establish (H.R. 1831), H5486–H5488 [27JY]

Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select): investigation of Hillary Rodham Clinton relative to attack on U.S. consulate and use of personal e-mail account while serving as Sec. of State, H7081 [21OC], H7142, H7145, H7159, H7168, H7171 [23OC]

Computer Science Education Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 554), H9034 [8DE]

Computers: protect cyber privacy (H.R. 104), E9 [6JA]

——— provide for a public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity, strengthen cybersecurity research and development, workforce development, education, public awareness, and preparedness, H6264 [28SE]

Congress: tribute to Congressional Hackathon, H7164 [23OC]

Congressional Research Service: provide public Internet access to certain publications (H. Res. 34), H8247 [17NO], H8366 [19NO]

Copyrights: provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for the use of sound recordings (H.R. 1733), E465 [13AP]

Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (H.R. 285), H558–H560 [26JA], H596–H600 [27JA]

Dept. of Defense: ensure that updates and changes to computer networks do not result in interruption of agency operations, H3198 [14MY]

——— Operationally Responsive Space program funding, H4075 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding to gather foreign intelligence information under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act using U.S. person identifiers, H4130, H4131 [10JN]

——— provide free wireless high-speed Internet and network connections access to military members deployed overseas, H3190 [14MY]

Dept. of Education: allow grants to be used for the creation and distribution of open access textbooks and open educational resources, H1278, H1279 [26FE]

——— authorize a competitive grant program to implement and evaluate digital learning in rural locales, H1296, H1297 [26FE]

——— support accountability-based programs that enhance school safety and bullying, cyberbullying, and gang prevention programs, H1279 [26FE], H8881 [2DE]

Dept. of Energy: facilitate modernization of the electric grid, H8928, H8929 [2DE]

——— improve high-end computing research and development program (H.R. 874), H3361–H3363 [19MY]

——— provide for technology demonstration program relative to modernization of the electric grid (H.R. 4206), E1751 [9DE]

——— report on methods to increase electric grid resilience relative to all threats, including cyber attacks, vandalism, terrorism, and severe weather, H8929, H8930 [2DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize and codify the EINSTEIN 3A (E3A) Program, H2439 [23AP]

——— clarify definition of cyber ‘‘incident’’ to restrict information sharing to incidents directly related to protecting information systems, H2434 [23AP]

——— clarify that definition of ‘‘cybersecurity risk’’ does not apply to action solely involving violations of consumer terms of service or consumer licensing agreements, H2435 [23AP]

——— codify objectives of Presidential policy directive to improve critical infrastructure security and resilience (H.R. 85), H9248, H9256 [10DE]

——— continue operation of certain programs that support the mission of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations directorate to combat the exploitation of children (H.R. 1998), H2422 [23AP]

——— develop a cybersecurity strategy (H.R. 3510), H6813–H6815 [6OC]

——— enhance cybersecurity information sharing and coordination at ports (H.R. 3878), H9352–H9355 [16DE]

——— enhance multi-directional sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks and strengthen privacy and civil liberties protections, H2391 [22AP], H9381 [17DE]

——— enhance multi-directional sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks and strengthen privacy and civil liberties protections (H.R. 1731), H2292, H2293 [16AP], H2345 [21AP], H2423–H2446 [23AP], H5760 [29JY], H6847 [7OC], H9661 [17DE], E568 [23AP], E593 [28AP], E617 [29AP]

——— enhance multi-directional sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks and strengthen privacy and civil liberties protections (H.R. 1731), consideration (H. Res. 212), H2368–H2378 [22AP]

——— enhance multi-directional sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks and strengthen privacy and civil liberties protections (H.R. 1731), motion to recommit, H2444 [23AP]

——— establish a social media working group (H.R. 623), H680–H683 [2FE], E145 [2FE]

——— establish a social media working group (H.R. 623), Senate amendment, H7314–H7316 [28OC]

——— establish the Insider Threat Program (H.R. 3361), H7351–H7353 [2NO]

——— establish the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium, H2438 [23AP]

——— improve management and administration of security clearance processes (H.R. 3505), H7353–H7355 [2NO]

——— organize cybersecurity partnerships with energy companies to provide technical assistance and information sharing, H2444 [23AP]

——— provide self-assessment tools to small and medium-sized businesses to determine their level of cybersecurity readiness, H2437 [23AP]

——— reduce duplication of information technology (H.R. 1626), H4572 [23JN]

——— remain current on industrial control innovation, new technologies, and best practices relative to cybersecurity efforts, H2436, H2437 [23AP]

——— require report assessing risks and providing recommendations regarding cybersecurity at most at-risk ports, H2440, H2441 [23AP], H9354 [16DE]

——— require report on best means to align federally-funded cybersecurity with private sector efforts to protect privacy and civil liberties while securing critical infrastructure, H2442 [23AP]

——— require State and local coordination on cybersecurity with the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (H.R. 3869), H9255–H9257 [10DE]

——— take administrative action to achieve and maintain interoperable communications capabilities among departmental components (H.R. 615), H677–H680 [2FE], H4578, H4579 [23JN], E145 [2FE], E952 [23JN], E960 [24JN]

Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program funding through reductions in information technology funding, H3865, H3866 [3JN]

Dept. of Justice: create and maintain a public database of administrative, civil, and criminal actions against corporate entities (H.R. 102), E13 [6JA]

——— improve investigation and prosecution of online threats, H1694 [17MR]

——— improve investigative and forensic resources for enforcement of laws relative to cybercrimes against persons (H.R. 2602), H3768 [3JN]

——— incentivize State reporting systems that allow submittal of information by mental health professionals on individuals deemed dangerous relative to firearms possession (H.R. 2917), H6797 [6OC]

——— prohibit funding to gather foreign intelligence information under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act using U.S. person identifiers, H3725–H3727 [2JN]

——— provide State officials with access to criminal history information relative to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks (H.R. 2643), H7313, H7314 [28OC]

——— Sexual Assault Services Formula Grant Program and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program funding, H3815, H3816 [3JN]

Dept. of Transportation: submit report on potential of the Internet of Things to improve transportation services in rural, suburban, and urban areas, H7595–H7597 [3NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disability claim backlog reduction funding through reductions in Veterans Benefits Administration general operating expenses account funding, H2594 [29AP]

——— ensure veterans health care records are available to health care providers digitally, H2617 [29AP]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (H.R. 2516), H3648 [2JN]

——— information technology systems funding through reductions in administrative account funding, H2593, H2594 [29AP]

——— major construction projects funding through reductions in administration information technology accounts funding, H2591 [29AP]

——— make certain improvements in information security (H.R. 1128), H2373 [22AP]

——— prohibit funding for creating or maintaining any unofficial patient recordkeeping system, H2618, H2619 [29AP]

——— VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program funding through reductions in VA information technology systems funding, H2606 [29AP]

Depts. of Defense and Homeland Security: allow all personnel identified as critical to network defense to receive appropriate training for internationally recognized certification exams, H3199 [14MY]

Executive Office of the President: establish the National Office for Cyberspace (H.R. 1753), H4422 [16JN]

FBI: include information in the Uniform Crime Reports and the National Incident-Based Reporting System on law enforcement-involved justifiable homicides (H.R. 1810), H2365 [22AP], H2492 [28AP], H3299 [18MY], H3503 [20MY]

FCC: preserve the open Internet, H3672 [2JN]

——— promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic, H1125 [25FE], H1176 [26FE], H1375 [27FE], H1511 [2MR]

FDA: provide for the regulation of health software, H5010 [9JY], E1061 [14JY]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: reform commercial truck insurance requirement, prohibit hiring motor carriers defined as high-risk carriers, and make compliance, safety, and accountability scores available to the public, H7671 [4NO]

FEMA: require recipients of State Homeland Security Grant Program funding to preserve and strengthen interoperable emergency communications capabilities (H.R. 2206), H5506–H5508 [27JY]

Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (H.R. 601), H2120, H2121 [13AP]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (H.R. 2380), H6798 [6OC], E722 [15MY]

——— proposed Executive order to expand background checks on gun sales, H10698 [18DE]

——— require every firearms seller to conduct background checks before selling a gun and prove the purchase was approved by the National Criminal Background Check System (H.R. 2871), H4636 [24JN]

Fish and fishing: provide for innovative data collection initiative to improve fish stock assessments and research of Gulf of Mexico fisheries, E839 [4JN]

GAO: release of report that finds EPA violated Federal law during social media campaign to promote rule relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H9323 [15DE], H10698 [18DE]

——— report to Congress on actions taken to remove personal information from data shared about cybersecurity threats, H2394, H2395 [22AP]

——— submit report assessing the impact of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center on privacy and civil liberties, H2441 [23AP]

Health: support the recording of Unique Device Identifiers at the point-of-care in electronic health record systems to enhance the availability of medical device data for post-market surveillance purposes, H5076, H5077 [10JY]

Immigration: failure of vetting process for foreign visa applicants to keep out radical Islamic terrorists, H8965 [2DE], H9687 [17DE]

——— provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (H.R. 399), H511–H513 [22JA], H587, H622 [27JA], H789–H796 [4FE]

Intelligence services: end of bulk collection of records under National Security Agency telephone metadata program, H8418 [30NO]

——— end the bulk collection of records under National Security Agency telephone metadata program and reform Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and intelligence collections procedures, H802 [4FE]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, E1835 [18DE]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (H.R. 1560), H2292, H2293 [16AP], H2345 [21AP], H2381–H2398 [22AP], H5760 [29JY], E568 [23AP], E593 [28AP], E617 [29AP], E633 [30AP]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (H.R. 1560), consideration (H. Res. 212), H2368–H2378 [22AP]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (H.R. 1560), motion to recommit, H2396, H2397 [22AP]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), H9686 [17DE]

——— report on procedures relative to sharing of information, removal procedures for personal information or information identifying specific persons, and any incidents relative to improper treatment of information, H2392, H2393 [22AP]

Internet: affirm U.S. policy to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model, H4550 [23JN]

IRS: disappearance of e-mails relative to investigation of alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups, H4372, H4374–H4376 [15JN], H5609 [29JY]

——— funding, H2216 [15AP]

——— prohibit officers and employees from using personal e-mail accounts to conduct official business (H.R. 1152), H2232, H2233 [15AP], H8348 [18NO]

Law enforcement: require a warrant to obtain e-mails or cell phone location information from communications-related service providers (H.R. 656), H8654 [1DE]

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, H631 [27JA]

——— encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured, killed, missing, or threatened in connection with official duties (S. 665), H2840–H2846 [12MY]

Medicare: treatment of patient encounters in ambulatory surgical centers in determining meaningful electronic health records use, H4480, H4481 [17JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve payments for complex rehabilitation technology and radiation therapy services, extend hardship exemptions from electronic health record meaningful use requirements, and strengthen Medicaid integrity (S. 2425), H10706 [18DE]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis, H52 [7JA], H362 [14JA], H1177 [26FE], H3402 [20MY]

——— make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (H.R. 2646), H4008 [10JN], H4166 [11JN], H4963 [9JY], H5537 [28JY], H5985 [16SE], H6217 [24SE], H6826–H6832 [6OC], H7039 [21OC], H7261 [28OC], H8655 [1DE], H9086 [9DE], H10694 [18DE]

National Computer Forensics Institute: authorize (H.R. 3490), H8420–H8423 [30NO]

National Cyber Security Awareness Month: observance, H6264 [28SE], H6847 [7OC]

National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act: sunset, H2439, H2440 [23AP]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: increase and improve public access to motor vehicle safety information, enhance accountability, and protect motor vehicle consumers, H7724, H7725 [4NO]

——— increase and improve public access to motor vehicle safety information, enhance accountability, and protect motor vehicle consumers (H.R. 1181), E863 [9JN]

——— revise crash investigation data collection system to include data on type of child restraint system in use during vehicle crash, H7668 [4NO]

National security: allow Federal agencies to coordinate and prioritize the sharing of cyber threat intelligence regarding known terrorist organizations, H2396, H2397 [22AP]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet domain name system until GAO submits report on the system (H.R. 805), H4550, H4551 [23JN]

——— relinquish control over the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions to multistakeholder community in an open and transparent manner, H3673 [2JN]

News media: allegations of media bias, E1750 [9DE]

NIST: prohibit funding to consult with the National Security Agency or CIA to alter cryptographic or computer standards, except to improve information security, H3793, H3794 [3JN]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), H1731 [18MR], H1782–H1788 [19MR], E376 [23MR]

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), consideration (H. Res. 152), H1775–H1782 [19MR]

——— require provision of lists of employees eligible to vote in labor organization elections and one additional form of personal contact information, H1778 [19MR]

NOAA: fishery observer program funding, H3688, H3689 [2JN]

——— improve weather research, H3687, H3688 [2JN], H6940 [9OC]

——— improve weather research (H.R. 1561), H3367–H3373 [19MY]

——— polar satellite program research funding, H3691 [2JN]

——— space-based commercial weather research funding, H3691 [2JN]

NSF: support existing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (H.R. 1020), H1098–H1100 [24FE], E246 [25FE]

——— support existing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (H.R. 1020), Senate amendment, H6780 [1OC]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H518 [22JA]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: identify and share information on new and changing terrorist threats to aviation and protect private personal information of U.S. persons from cyber attacks, H4419, H4420 [16JN]

——— report on funding of political parties and non-governmental organizations in former Soviet states by Russia and on Russian security and intelligence services, H4411, H4412 [16JN]

——— report on impact of OPM cyber breach, H4410, H4411 [16JN]

——— report on intelligence sharing with EU and NATO members regarding travel of foreign fighters to and from Iraq and Syria and on challenges impeding coordinated intelligence efforts, H4407 [16JN]

——— require a report from the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center on cyber threat trends, collaborative efforts between Federal agencies, and recommendations to improve collaboration, H4405, H4406 [16JN]

——— require study to define method for measuring potential damage from cyber attacks for the purposes of determining response to such incidents, H4414, H4415 [16JN]

——— require study to define method for measuring potential damage from cyber attacks for the purposes of determining response to such incidents (H.R. 2708), H3925 [9JN]

OPM: investigation into cyber breach, H5153 [14JY]

——— provide complimentary, comprehensive identity protection coverage to all individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies (H.R. 3029), E1040 [10JY], E1047 [13JY]

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, H4596 [24JN]

——— implementation of fraud prevention provisions, H5344 [22JY]

——— 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. 555), H654 [28JA]

——— 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. 903), H989 [12FE]

Postal Service: conduct a pilot program to conduct nonpostal services at certain post offices, allow shipping of alcoholic beverages, and upgrade the postal vehicle fleet (H.R. 3319), E1165 [29JY]

Privacy: permit telecommunications and Internet service providers to publicly estimate the number of Federal data requests they receive and the number of individuals targeted for data collection orders (H.R. 689), H804 [4FE]

——— reform Federal authority to collect personal e-mails for purposes of data collection, H803 [4FE]

——— 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. 699), H3773 [3JN], H6845 [7OC]

Protecting Cyber Networks Act: sunset, H2393, H2394 [22AP]

SBA: provide assistance to small businesses and small financial institutions to participate in cybersecurity programs, H2392 [22AP]

Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees, H1174 [26FE]

SEC: exempt smaller public companies from requirements relating to the use of Extensible Business Reporting Language for periodic reporting, H79 [7JA]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce, H9280–H9282, H9292, H9293 [11DE]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (H.R. 235), H3952–H3956 [9JN]

Telecommunications: improve cybersecurity, H2422 [23AP], H7126 [22OC]

Terrorism: better secure U.S. international borders and prevent terrorists from entering the U.S. by allowing suspension of certain countries from the Visa Waiver Program and enhancing intelligence assessments (H.R. 158), H9001 [3DE], H9015 [7DE], H9035, H9047–H9062 [8DE], H9324 [15DE], E1759 [10DE], E1791 [15DE]

——— require a report on U.S. strategy to combat terrorist use of social media (H.R. 3654), H9091 [9DE], H9314–H9318 [15DE], H9341 [16DE]

——— review completeness of the FBI Terrorist Screening Database and the derivative terrorist watchlist used by the Transportation Security Administration (H.R. 48), H962 [11FE], H4129 [10JN], H8444 [30NO], H9055 [8DE], E1770 [10DE]

Transportation Security Administration: improve PreCheck expedited screening program (H.R. 2843), H5501–H5504 [27JY]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (H.R. 1401), H9058 [8DE]

Turkey: 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, E136 [30JA]

Unisys Corp.: development of micro-segmentation technology to lower cybersecurity risks, E1822 [17DE]

University of Central Florida: tribute to Collegiate Cyber Defense Club, E1563 [29OC]

——— tribute to cybersecurity defense team, E689 [13MY]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 12), H5536, H5538 [28JY], H8444 [30NO], E1108 [22JY], E1229 [8SE]

Remarks in Senate

Aviation: improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents at domestic airports (H.R. 720), S6422, S6423 [5AU]

Budget: revise defense and non-defense spending levels, provide offsets, and temporarily extend the public debt ceiling, S7497 [27OC], S7551–S7553, S7558 [28OC], S7601–S7605, S7608–S7611, S7616–S7620, S7623–S7652 [29OC], S7665–S7673 [30OC], S7802 [5NO]

Business and industry: allow manufacturers to meet warranty and labeling requirements for consumer products by displaying the terms of warranties on Internet websites (S. 1359), S4983 [9JY]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 698), S8648–S8650 [15DE]

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, S1361, S1370 [10MR], S1457 [12MR]

——— improve response to missing children and victims of child sex trafficking through updating law enforcement records and improving coordination with child welfare systems (S. 381), S2291 [21AP]

Clinton, Hillary Rodham: call for appointment of a special counsel to investigate use of personal e-mail account for official business and deletion of e-mails while serving as Sec. of State, S7137, S7138 [6OC]

——— investigation into use of personal e-mail account for official business and deletion of e-mails while serving as Sec. of State, S8199 [1DE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): revision of budgetary allocations, aggregates, and levels, S8841 [18DE]

Computers: clarify definition of ‘‘access without authorization,’’ eliminate redundant laws allowing charges to be brought for violations of such access, and reform penalties for violations, S7336 [20OC]

——— clarify definition of ‘‘access without authorization,’’ eliminate redundant laws allowing charges to be brought for violations of such access, and reform penalties for violations (S. 1030), S2304 [21AP]

——— develop strategy on development and deployment of the Internet of Things to maximize promise of connected technologies and promote economic growth and consumer empowerment (S. Res. 110), S1832 [24MR]

——— improve cybersecurity in the U.S. to protect against and prevent cyber attacks, S233–S235 [16JA], S384–S386 [22JA]

Congress: accomplishments of the 114th Congress, S8197 [1DE], S8248 [2DE], S8325 [3DE], S8433–S8435 [7DE], S8473–S8475 [8DE], S8568–S8570 [10DE], S8838 [18DE]

Contracts: prohibit use of certain clauses in form contracts that restrict ability of consumers to communicate relative to goods or services that were the subject of the contract (S. 2044), S8539 [9DE], S8639 [14DE]

Crime: prevent identity theft and tax fraud, S3273 [22MY]

——— provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts, S1377 [10MR], S1458 [12MR], S1621–S1623 [18MR], S2295 [21AP]

Cybersecurity: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve, S1864 [25MR]

Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act: sunset, S7404 [21OC], S7509 [27OC]

Dept. of Defense: national security issues, S959 [12FE]

Dept. of Education: authorize American Dream Accounts to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students, S5048 [14JY], S5140 [16JY]

——— award grants to educational agencies and schools to utilize technology to improve student achievement, college and career readiness, teacher skills, and the education system, S4671 [7JY]

——— ensure student data handled by private companies is protected, S4992 [13JY]

——— establish a commission to develop procedures to regulate use of, and ensure protection of student personal data, S4672 [7JY], S4992, S4996, S4998 [13JY]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to encourage the use of college savings accounts, S1882 [25MR]

——— require States to provide an assurance regarding cross-tabulation of student data, S5144 [16JY]

Dept. of HHS: increase access to Medicare data, S6171 [30JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: codify the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, S7389 [21OC]

——— conduct automated privacy scrub in real time of irrelevant or erroneous data from cyber threat information, S7390 [21OC]

——— continue operation of certain programs that support the mission of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations directorate to combat the exploitation of children, S1356, S1361, S1377 [10MR], S1458 [12MR]

——— establish a social media working group (H.R. 623), S7223, S7224 [7OC]

——— improve homeland security by enhancing requirements for participation in the visa waiver program, S8429, S8431 [7DE]

——— improve homeland security by enhancing requirements for participation in the visa waiver program (S. 2337), S8242 [1DE]

——— reduce duplication of information technology (H.R. 1626), S5558 [23JY]

——— require entities that operate designated critical infrastructure to report cybersecurity intrusions that could result in catastrophic effects on public health, safety, economic security, or national security, S6338 [5AU], S7483 [26OC], S8854 [18DE]

——— review all cyber threat indicators and countermeasures in order to remove certain personal information, S7520 [27OC]

——— strengthen ability to detect and prevent intrusions against, and use countermeasures to protect, Government agency information systems, S6338 [5AU], S7482 [26OC]

——— strengthen ability to detect and prevent intrusions against, and use countermeasures to protect, Government agency information systems (S. 1828), S5456–S5459 [22JY]

——— take administrative action to achieve and maintain interoperable communications capabilities among departmental components (H.R. 615), S4116, S4117 [11JN]

——— tribute to the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), S8571–S8573 [10DE]

Dept. of Justice: fund and increase accessibility to National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, share data with National Crime Information Center (NCIC), and facilitate reporting to such systems (S. 2105), S7113 [5OC]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (S. 295), S602 [28JA], S916–S920 [11FE]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (S. 295), unanimous-consent agreement, S916 [11FE]

——— provide State officials with access to criminal history information relative to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks (S. 1957), S6385 [5AU]

——— require State and local law enforcement to report certain information on shooting incidents involving officers and provide grant funds to protect officers from violence and use of force training (S. 1476), S3457 [2JN]

Dept. of State: delays in response to Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) requests relative to investigations and inquiries, S7890 [10NO]

Dept. of Transportation: require that broadband conduits be installed as a part of certain highway construction projects (S. 2163), S7221 [7OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve processing of claims for benefits (S. 1203), S7939 [10NO]

Economy: impact of changing workforce structure and on-demand economy, S4238–S4240 [17JN]

——— national objectives priority assignments, S1361–S1363 [10MR], S1573–S1575 [17MR]

FCC: exempt small business providers of broadband Internet access from net neutrality enhanced transparency requirements (S. 2283), S7969 [16NO]

——— investigation into alleged misuse of surveillance technology used to intercept cellular signals, S1096 [25FE]

——— limit authority to preempt laws of certain States relative to regulation of municipal broadband (S. 597), S1166 [26FE]

——— promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic, S747 [4FE], S1127–S1129, S1134, S1148 [26FE]

——— promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic (S. 40), S60 [7JA]

——— restore rules relative to open Internet and broadband industry practices, S169 [13JA]

Federal agencies and departments: establish central oversight authority for enterprise software license agreements, S4918 [9JY]

——— improve Federal network security and authorize and enhance an existing intrusion detection and prevention system for civilian Federal networks, S7391 [21OC], S7433, S7434 [22OC]

——— prohibit requirement that private entities design or alter their commercial information technology products to facilitate Government surveillance (S. 135), S102 [8JA]

——— require Inspectors General and GAO to report on use of logical access controls and other security practices to safeguard information on Federal computer systems, S7337 [20OC]

FEMA: establish a modernized integrated public alert and warning system (S. 1180), S4980–S4983 [9JY]

Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates, S8335 [3DE]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows, S7116 [5OC], S7228, S7238–S7241 [8OC]

Foreign trade: require publication on the Internet of formal proposals advanced by the U.S. in negotiations for a trade agreement, S3043 [19MY]

Freedom of Information Act: improve (S. 337), S701 [2FE], S2031–S2033 [26MR], S3304 [22MY]

FTC: investigation into alleged inappropriate content on Google YouTube Kids mobile application, S4335 [22JN]

——— prohibit companies from reselling student data, using student data or profiles for advertising purposes, and ensure proper encryption to protect student data from cyber theft, S4995, S4996 [13JY]

Infrastructure: improve (S. 268), S518 [27JA]

——— improvement funding through closing certain tax loopholes for offshore corporations, S1696, S1698, S1701–S1703 [23MR], S1742, S1748–S1750 [24MR], S2205 [15AP], S2625 [5MY]

Intelligence services: clarify definitions of ‘‘cybersecurity threat’’ and ‘‘cyber threat indicator’’, S7496 [26OC], S7509 [27OC]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, S3978, S3979, S3992–S3994, S3996–S3998, S4006–S4010 [10JN], S4063, S4065, S4077, S4085, S4087, S4090 [11JN], S4190 [16JN], S4224 [17JN], S4272 [18JN], S8854 [18DE]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 456), S7390 [21OC]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S4557, S4558 [24JN], S7327–S7340 [20OC], S7368, S7374, S7376–S7379, S7381, S7383–S7398, S7404, S7407 [21OC], S7427, S7430–S7435, S7452 [22OC], S7479, S7481–S7484, S7486, S7496 [26OC], S7497–S7505, S7507–S7512, S7518–S7522 [27OC], S7551, S7557 [28OC], S7802 [5NO], S8197, S8198 [1DE]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), motion to proceed, S6228 [3AU], S6247, S6249–S6251, S6257–S6264, S6266, S6267, S6270–S6272, S6278 [4AU], S6327–S6331, S6337–S6339, S6342–S6344 [5AU]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), unanimous-consent agreement, S7407 [21OC], S7439 [22OC], S7508 [27OC]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), unanimous-consent request, S4086 [11JN], S6266 [4AU], S7336 [20OC], S7407 [21OC]

——— ensure personally identifiable information is stripped out of shared cybersecurity information if the entities reasonably believe the information is not related to a cyber threat, S6271 [4AU], S7387 [21OC], S7430 [22OC], S7486 [26OC], S7502–S7505 [27OC]

——— prohibit Freedom of Information Act exemption relative to enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, S7507 [27OC]

——— prohibit liability immunity from applying to private entities that break user or privacy agreements with customers, S7435 [22OC]

——— prohibit trafficking of financial information, increase penalties for intrusion on critical infrastructure, and remove botnets, S7388, S7389 [21OC]

——— provide liability protection to businesses that share cybersecurity threats with FBI or the Secret Service rather than just Dept. of Homeland Security, S7511, S7519–S7521 [27OC]

——— require telecommunications and Internet service providers to report suspected terrorist activity, S6068 [28JY]

Internet Governance Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 71), S842 [5FE]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured, killed, missing, or threatened in connection with official duties (S. 665), S1307 [4MR], S2587–S2589 [30AP], S2820 [13MY], S2927 [14MY]

McCarthy, Representative: remarks relative to congressional committee investigations of Hillary Rodham Clinton relative to attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi and use of personal e-mail account while serving as Sec. of State, S7056 [1OC]

Medicare: treatment of patient encounters in ambulatory surgical centers in determining meaningful electronic health records use (S. 1347), S6425 [5AU]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve payments for complex rehabilitation technology and radiation therapy services, extend hardship exemptions from electronic health record meaningful use requirements, and strengthen Medicaid integrity (S. 2425), S8859 [18DE]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (S. 1945), S6924 [24SE], S7235 [8OC], S7381–S7383 [21OC]

——— strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, and improve reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, S7245–S7248 [8OC]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (S. Res. 281), S7225 [7OC]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), S861–S864 [9FE], S1224, S1229–S1243, S1257–S1261 [3MR], S1264, S1265, S1272–S1274 [4MR], S1340 [9MR], S2549 [30AP]

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), motion to proceed, S1229 [3MR]

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), unanimous-consent agreement, S2085 [26MR]

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), veto, S2594, S2596 [4MY], S2613, S2644 [5MY]

NSF: support afterschool science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs, S4820 [8JY]

——— support existing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (H.R. 1020), S6948, S6949 [24SE]

OPM: acceleration of cybersecurity upgrade in response to data breaches at Federal agencies funding, S7397 [21OC]

——— investigation into cyber breach, S4540 [23JN], S4557 [24JN], S5200 [21JY]

——— provide complimentary, comprehensive identity protection coverage to all individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies (S. 1746), S4996, S4997 [13JY]

Power resources: modernize U.S. energy policy (S. 2012), S6884 [22SE], S7024 [30SE], S8139 [19NO], S8236 [1DE]

Privacy: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect consumer personal information from data breaches, S1974 [26MR]

——— improve privacy of electronic communications (S. 356), S773–S775 [4FE]

——— prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (S. 1158), S2577 [30AP], S2751 [11MY], S6267 [4AU], S7396 [21OC]

——— protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (S. 177), S183 [13JA]

——— reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, S3429 [2JN]

——— require notification of information security breaches and enhance penalties for cyber criminals (S. 1027), S2304 [21AP]

——— require operators that provide online and similar services to educational agencies or institutions to protect the privacy and security of personally identifiable information (S. 1788), S5912 [27JY]

Public documents: prohibit the Government sale of Government documents that are available for free online by abolishing the National Technical Information Service (S. 1636), S7032 [30SE]

Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees, S1345–S1347 [10MR], S1405, S1427–S1430 [11MR], S1570–S1572 [17MR], S4673, S4676 [7JY], S4825, S4828 [8JY], S4907, S4908, S4914 [9JY], S8476 [8DE]

SEC: require publicly traded companies to disclose to investors information on cybersecurity risks and presence of cybersecurity experts on the board of trustees (S. 2410), S8795 [17DE]

Senate: legislative priorities, S6583 [10SE]

Senate Rules: Internet services and technology resources usage rules, S7906 [10NO]

Skanner News Group: anniversary, S7588 [28OC]

SSA: prohibit the publishing of Social Security numbers of deceased individuals in the Death Master File, S1520 [16MR]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (H.R. 235), S4533 [23JN]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (S. 431), S4192 [16JN], S8648–S8650 [15DE]

——— provide refundable credit for costs associated with Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations (S. 1023), S2304 [21AP]

Technology: improve coordination and use of geospatial data (S. 740), S1648 [19MR]

Telecommunications: improve cybersecurity, S828 [5FE], S5912 [27JY], S6765 [16SE]

——— require carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies, S1452 [12MR]

Terrorism: require reporting by technology companies of terrorist activities and the unlawful distribution of information relating to explosives (S. 2372), S8497 [8DE]

Transportation: provide eligibility under certain highway programs for installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communications equipment, S8428 [7DE]

Turkey: 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, S1525 [16MR]

University of Central Florida: tribute to Collegiate Cyber Defense Club, S7344 [20OC]

Verizon Communications, Inc.: use of supercookie tracking technology that allows advertising companies to track online activities of wireless customers without customer consent, S634 [29JA]

Voting: provide for voter registration through the Internet (S. 1088), S2598 [4MY]

Reports filed

Airport Security Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H.R. 720) (S. Rept. 114–92), S5525 [23JY]

All Economic Regulations Are Transparent (ALERT) Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1759) (H. Rept. 114–238), H5762 [29JY]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1759) (H. Rept. 114–238), H5762 [29JY]

American Super Computing Leadership Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 874) (H. Rept. 114–122), H3386 [19MY]

Arizona Borderlands Protection and Preservation Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 750) (S. Rept. 114–150), S7101 [1OC]

Child Pornography Victim Restitution Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 295), S858 [9FE]

Consideration of H. Res. 132, Committees of the House Expenditures and S.J. Res. 8, Disapprove NLRB Rule Relative to Representation Case Procedures: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 152) (H. Rept. 114–45), H1720 [17MR]

Consideration of H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act and H.R. 1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 212) (H. Rept. 114–88), H2353 [21AP]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 1314, Bipartisan Budget Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 495) (H. Rept. 114–315), H7253 [27OC]

Consumer Review Freedom Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2044) (S. Rept. 114–175), S8492 [8DE]

Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 754), S1585 [17MR]

——— Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 754) (S. Rept. 114–32), S2220 [15AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security Border Security Metrics Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1864) (S. Rept. 114–152), S7271 [8OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security Clearance Management and Administration Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3505) (H. Rept. 114–323), H7389 [2NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Strategy Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3510) (H. Rept. 114–284), H6835 [6OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) Interoperable Communications Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 615) (S. Rept. 114–53), S3236 [21MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security Insider Threat and Mitigation Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3361) (H. Rept. 114–321), H7389 [2NO]

DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1626) (H. Rept. 114–162), H4490 [17JN]

Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 805) (H. Rept. 114–175), H4591 [23JN]

Driver Privacy Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 766) (S. Rept. 114–147), S6974 [28SE]

Electronic Health Fairness Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1347) (S. Rept. 114–106), S6186 [30JY]

——— Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 887) (H. Rept. 114–40), H1635 [13MR]

Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 601) (H. Rept. 114–59), H2151 [13AP]

Energy Policy Modernization Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2012) (S. Rept. 114–138), S6532 [9SE]

Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 991) (S. Rept. 114–151), S7101 [1OC]

——— Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1831) (H. Rept. 114–211), H5289 [16JY]

E-Warranty Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1359) (S. Rept. 114–77), S4685 [7JY]

——— Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3154) (H. Rept. 114–243), H5846 [8SE]

FOIA Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 337), S858 [9FE]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 337) (S. Rept. 114–114), S1030 [23FE]

Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1180) (S. Rept. 114–73), S4646 [25JN]

IRS Email Transparency Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1152) (H. Rept. 114–69), H2151 [13AP]

National Blue Alert Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 665), S2040 [26MR]

National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1731) (H. Rept. 114–83), H2314 [17AP]

Protecting Cyber Networks Act: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 1560) (H. Rept. 114–63), H2151 [13AP]

Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 690) (H. Rept. 114–183), H4768 [25JN]

Secure Our Borders First Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 399) (H. Rept. 114–10), H637 [27JA]

Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2116), S7219 [7OC]

Social Media Working Group Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 623) (S. Rept. 114–145), S6849 [21SE]

State and Local Cyber Protection Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3869) (H. Rept. 114–363), H9010 [3DE]

State Licensing Efficiency Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2643) (H. Rept. 114–316), H7331 [28OC]

State Wide Interoperable Communications (SWIC) Enhancement Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2206) (H. Rept. 114–165), H4490 [17JN]

STEM Education Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H.R. 1020) (S. Rept. 114–115), S6294 [4AU]

Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3878) (H. Rept. 114–379), H9327 [15DE]

Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3490) (H. Rept. 114–345), H8644 [30NO]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3490) (H. Rept. 114–345), H8409 [19NO]

TSA PreCheck Expansion Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2843) (H. Rept. 114–221), H5401 [22JY]

21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 1203) (S. Rept. 114–153), S7303 [19OC]

Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 193) (H. Rept. 114–369), H9025 [7DE]

Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 1561) (H. Rept. 114–126), H3386 [19MY]

Rules

Senate Internet services and technology resources usage, S7906–S7908 [10NO]

Rulings of the Chair

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S7503 [27OC]

Statements

Congressional Disapproval of NLRB Representation Case Procedures Rule: Executive Office of the President, H1787 [19MR]

Health Information Exchange—A Path Towards Improving the Quality and Value of Health Care for Patients: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4100 [11JN]

Summaries

Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (S. 178): Alexander Amendment Requiring Criminal Background Checks for School Employees, S1430 [11MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 152, consideration of H. Res. 132, committees of the House expenditures and S.J. Res. 8, disapprove NLRB rule relative to representation case procedures, H1775 [19MR]

H. Res. 212, consideration of H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act and H.R. 1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act, H2368 [22AP]

H. Res. 495, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 1314, Bipartisan Budget Act, H7268 [28OC]

H.R. 158, Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act, H9047–H9049 [8DE]

H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, H3952 [9JN]

H.R. 285, Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act, H596 [27JA]

H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act, H2121 [13AP]

H.R. 615, Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) Interoperable Communications Act, S4116 [11JN], H677 [2FE], H4578 [23JN]

H.R. 623, DHS Social Media Improvement Act, S7223 [7OC]

H.R. 623, Social Media Working Group Act, H680 [2FE]

H.R. 720, Airport Security Act, S6422 [5AU], H894 [10FE], H5990 [16SE]

H.R. 805, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act, H4550 [23JN]

H.R. 874, American Super Computing Leadership Act, H3361 [19MY]

H.R. 1020, STEM Education Act, H1098 [24FE]

H.R. 1152, IRS Email Transparency Act, H2232 [15AP]

H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act, H2386–H2390 [22AP]

H.R. 1561, Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act, H3367–H3370 [19MY]

H.R. 1626, DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act, H4572 [23JN]

H.R. 1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act, H2428–H2433 [23AP]

H.R. 1831, Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act, H5486 [27JY]

H.R. 2206, State Wide Interoperable Communications (SWIC) Enhancement Act, H5506 [27JY]

H.R. 2643, State Licensing Efficiency Act, H7313 [28OC]

H.R. 2843, TSA PreCheck Expansion Act, H5501 [27JY]

H.R. 3361, Dept. of Homeland Security Insider Threat and Mitigation Act, H7351 [2NO]

H.R. 3490, Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act, H8420 [30NO]

H.R. 3505, Dept. of Homeland Security Clearance Management and Administration Act, H7353 [2NO]

H.R. 3510, Dept. of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Strategy Act, H6813 [6OC]

H.R. 3654, Combat Terrorist Use of Social Media Act, H9314 [15DE]

H.R. 3869, State and Local Cyber Protection Act, H9255 [10DE]

H.R. 3878, Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act, H9353 [16DE]

S. 40, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act, S60 [7JA]

S. 135, Secure Data Act, S103 [8JA]

S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act, S601 [28JA]

S. 295, Child Pornography Victim Restitution Improvement Act, S920 [11FE]

S. 337, FOIA Improvement Act, S699–S701 [2FE]

S. 665, National Blue Alert Act, S2588 [30AP], H2840 [12MY]

S. 700, Reducing Exposure to Asbestos Database (READ) Act, S1387 [10MR]

S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, S7522–S7534 [27OC]

S. 779, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act, S1630 [18MR]

S. 1030, clarify definition of computer ‘‘access without authorization,’’ eliminate redundant laws allowing charges to be brought for violations of such access, and reform penalties for violations, S2304 [21AP]

S. 1180, Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act, S4982 [9JY]

S. 1203, 21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery Act, S7939–S7954 [10NO]

S. 1347, Electronic Health Fairness Act, S6425 [5AU]

S. 1359, E-Warranty Act, S4983 [9JY], H5804 [8SE]

S. 2044, Consumer Review Freedom Act, S8639 [14DE]

S. 2176, Affordable College Textbook Act, S7276 [8OC]

S. 2283, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act, S7969 [16NO]

S. 2425, Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act, S8859–S8861 [18DE], H10706 [18DE]

S. Res. 43, 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, S603 [28JA]

S. Res. 71, Internet Governance Awareness Week, S841 [5FE]

S. Res. 110, develop strategy on development and deployment of the Internet of Things to maximize promise of connected technologies and promote economic growth and consumer empowerment, S1785 [24MR]

S. Res. 281, National Health Information Technology Week, S7222 [7OC]

S.J. Res. 8, disapprove NLRB rule relative to representation case procedures, S1274 [4MR], H1782 [19MR]