COMPUTERS related term(s) Electronics; Technology; Telecommunications

Amendments

Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency: require open recommendations from inspectors general at Federal agencies that have remained unimplemented for more than a year be posted to a website (S. 2178), S2885 [23MY]

Crime: allow State prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking, provide civil remedies for victims of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation, and clarify interactive computer services’ role in sex trafficking (H.R. 1865), S1795 [19MR], S1865 [21MR], H1301, H1302, H1304 [27FE]

——— allow State prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking, provide civil remedies for victims, and clarify interactive computer services’ role in sex trafficking (H.R. 1865), consideration (H. Res. 748), H1280 [27FE]

——— enhance penalties for stalkers of children (H.R. 4203), S8030, S8036 [22DE]

——— make certain changes to reporting requirements of certain service providers relative to child sexual exploitation visual depictions (S. 3170), S6358 [27SE]

Dept. of Commerce: assess and analyze effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the economy (S. 645), S7621 [13DE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a pilot program to identify security vulnerabilities of certain entities in the energy sector (S. 79), S7953 [19DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency (H.R. 3359), S6497, S6502, S6503 [3OC], H9501 [13NO]

——— establish a computer bug bounty pilot program (S. 1281), S2223, S2224 [17AP]

——— establish a data framework to provide access for appropriate personnel to law enforcement and other departmental information (H.R. 2454), S7362, S7371 [6DE], H10129 [12DE]

Federal Acquisition Security Council: establish to provide executive agencies with authorities relative to mitigating supply chain risks in procurement of information technology (S. 3085), S7800, S7809, S7813 [18DE]

Information technology: promote Internet access in developing countries and update foreign policy toward the Internet (H.R. 600), S6967 [14NO], S7246 [29NO]

NIST: disseminate resources to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks (S. 770), H7201 [25JY]

Taxation: improve cybersecurity and taxpayer identity protection and modernize IRS information technology (H.R. 5445), consideration (H. Res. 831), H3409 [18AP]

Appointments

Cyberspace Solarium Commission, S6733 [9OC], S7372 [6DE], S7626 [13DE], H8746 [25SE], H9445 [26OC]

National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, S6929 [13NO], S7066 [15NO], E1517, E1518 [13NO], E1680 [17DE], E1713 [20DE]

Articles and editorials

Death of an Open Internet, S1866 [21MR]

Lawmakers Approve ‘Cyber Vulnerability’ Bill, H44 [9JA]

Millions of People Post Comments on Federal Regulations. Many Are Fake, S6 [3JA]

President Trump Seems To Be Saying More and More Things That Aren’t True (excerpt), H5300 [20JN]

Protecting America, Protecting Americans, H108 [10JA]

Senate Democrats Move To Revive Net Neutrality Rules—The Wrong Way, S2699 [16MY]

Senate I Led Put Country Over Party. This One Must Do the Same for Robert Mueller, E1024 [17JY]

What the Iran Protests Have Already Achieved—The Breaking of Myths, H70 [9JA]

Will the FCC’s Net Neutrality Repeal Grind the Internet to a Halt?, S2700 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts: provide free access and enable users to electronically search Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system and consolidate Case Management/Electronic Case Files system (see H.R. 6714), H7919 [6SE]

Armed Forces: establish searchable database containing names and citations of members who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 7097), H9448 [26OC]

——— provide for establishment and operation of Reserve component cyber civil support teams (see S. 2887), S2793 [21MY]

CFTC: study and report on prevention of virtual currency price manipulation (see H.R. 7224), H9767 [6DE]

——— study and report on state of global virtual currency markets and ways to promote U.S. competitiveness (see H.R. 7225), H9767 [6DE]

Colleges and universities: provide online contact information for sexual assault response and support services and investigation processes and cooperate with local law enforcement on investigative responsibilities (see H. Res. 1064), H8726 [13SE]

Congress: require every bill, resolution, and document produced by Congress to be created, transmitted, and published in searchable electronic formats (see H.R. 5143), H1340 [1MR]

Credit: improve regulation of ‘‘payday’’ lending by ensuring consumers control their own bank accounts, increasing transparency, and banning lead generators and anonymously registered websites in payday lending (see S. 2417), S907 [13FE] (see H.R. 4999), H1125 [13FE]

——— require consumer reporting agencies to provide small business credit protections by informing them of data breaches and prohibiting charging for credit reports following such breaches (see S. 3633), S7050 [15NO]

——— require credit card companies to publish debt pay-down disclosures online to inform consumers about risks associated with minimum debt payment (see H.R. 6531), H7686 [25JY]

Crime: allow State prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking, provide civil remedies for victims, and clarify interactive computer services’ role in sex trafficking (H.R. 1865), consideration (see H. Res. 748), H1265 [26FE]

——— enhance penalties for stalkers of children (see S. 3306), S5517 [31JY]

——— increase damages available for victims of trade theft, extend statute of limitations, and expand scope of economic espionage laws to encompass a broader range of offenses occurring outside of the U.S. (see S. 3743), S7509 [12DE]

——— make certain changes to reporting requirements of certain service providers relative to child sexual exploitation visual depictions (see S. 3170), S4734 [28JN]

——— provide enhanced protections for taxpayers from fraud and other illegal activities (see S. 3246), S5107 [19JY]

——— reduce identity fraud (see S. 2498), S1338 [5MR]

Cyber League of Indo-Pacific States: establish (see S. Res. 736), S7926 [19DE]

DEA: allow certain community mental health centers to register as a clinic to allow telemedicine providers to prescribe controlled substances (see H.R. 5594), H3505 [24AP]

——— allow for prescription of medication-assisted treatment and other controlled substances via telemedicine to improve access to opioid addiction treatment (see H.R. 5483), H3209 [12AP]

——— make publicly available online a report on the sale of controlled substances and controlled substance analogues over the Internet (see H.R. 5021), H1177 [14FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish Community Connect Grant Program to improve broadband in tribal, low-income, and remote rural areas (see S. 2654), S2120 [12AP]

——— grant priority for broadband deployment assistance to areas that are unserved (see S. 2970), S2924 [24MY] (see H.R. 6073), H5093 [12JN]

——— improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in emerging harbor projects (see S. 3360), S5759 [21AU]

——— prohibit Rural Utilities Service provision of assistance for broadband services without certain minimum download and upload speeds and clarify broadband loan and loan guarantee authority (see H.R. 5213), H1500 [8MR]

——— support a smart agriculture industry technology roadmap (see H.R. 5449), H3094 [10AP]

Dept. of Commerce: assess and analyze effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the economy (see H.R. 5093), H1266 [26FE]

——— create and maintain a MadeInAmerica.gov website (see H.R. 4970), H974 [7FE]

——— establish a working group to recommend to Congress a definition of blockchain technology (see H.R. 6913), H9089 [26SE]

——— study and report on the state of the Internet-connected devices industry (see H.R. 6032), H4979 [7JN]

Dept. of Defense: carry out certain activities to ensure readiness relative to joint electromagnetic spectrum operations (see S. 2949), S2923 [24MY] (see H.R. 5522), H3342 [16AP]

——— conduct a study on cyberexploitation of Armed Forces members and their families (see S. 3786), S7926 [19DE]

——— establish Defense Quantum Information Consortium (see S. 2998), S2991 [5JN]

——— increase minority student participation in Cyber Scholarship Program (see H.R. 5746), H3928 [10MY]

——— require U.S. Cyber Command to conduct tier 1 exercise of support to civil authorities for a cyber incident (see S. 2999), S3034 [6JN]

Dept. of Education: authorize American Dream Accounts to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students (see H.R. 6441), H6587 [19JY]

——— award grants to local educational agencies to enable high school students to take a computer coding class in place of certain other subjects in order to fulfill a graduation requirement (see H.R. 6334), H6111 [11JY]

——— establish a pilot program to award competitive grants for integration of cybersecurity education (see H.R. 7214), H9763 [3DE]

——— establish Office of Rural Education Policy (see H.R. 6526), H7686 [25JY]

——— modernize, renovate, or repair career and technical education facilities, enable rural or Native American schools to remodel or build high-tech facilities, and support high-speed Internet (see S. 3589), S6815 [11OC]

——— support coding education (see S. 3122), S4368 [25JN]

——— support innovative technology partnerships through grants to encourage increased innovation in higher education programs (see H.R. 5053), H1212 [15FE]

Dept. of Energy: carry out a program relative to physical security and cybersecurity for pipelines and liquefied natural gas facilities (see H.R. 5175), H1441 [6MR]

——— 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. 2444), S1164 [15FE]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit use of Federal funds to award a grant for development of any video game (see H.R. 6709), H7870 [5SE]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to conduct or support a video contest on the Internet or by means of other media (see H.R. 6253), H5815 [27JN]

——— provide guidance to States regarding Federal reimbursement for services and treatment for substance use disorders under Medicaid using telehealth services (see S. 2904), S2835 [22MY] (see H.R. 6778), H8169 [12SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow issuance of binding operational directives to remove compromised software from Federal networks without providing prior notice to affected private entities (see S. 2743), S2391 [24AP]

——— coordinate a National Cyber Hacking Competition for high school students (see H.R. 5179), H1441 [6MR]

——— establish a continuous diagnostics and mitigation program (see S. 3464), S6223 [18SE] (see H.R. 6443), H6587 [19JY]

——— establish a Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training and Employment Apprentice Program (see H.R. 6555), H7721 [26JY]

——— establish a data framework to provide access for appropriate personnel to law enforcement and other departmental information (see S. 2397), S704 [7FE]

——— establish a vulnerability disclosure policy and a bug bounty program (see H.R. 7327), H10335 [19DE]

——— establish a vulnerability disclosure policy for departmental Internet websites (see S. 3707), S7318 [5DE] (see H.R. 6735), H7941 [7SE]

——— establish an election security grant program (see S. 3116), S4344 [21JN]

——— establish position of Chief Data Officer (see H.R. 6447), H6587 [19JY]

——— establish program to improve election system cybersecurity by facilitating and encouraging assessments by independent technical experts to identify and report vulnerabilities (see H.R. 6188), H5506 [21JN]

——— place restrictions on searches and seizures of electronic devices at the border by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (see S. 2462), S1243 [27FE]

——— provide for responsibility of National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center to maintain capabilities to identify threats to industrial control systems (see S. 3182), S4734 [28JN] (see H.R. 5733), H3885 [9MY]

——— transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives on information produced and disseminated relative to cybersecurity threats posed by ZTE Corp., headquartered in China (see H. Res. 898), H4138 [16MY]

Dept. of HUD: provide funding under Community Development Block Grant Program for local governments to digitize and make available online information on violations of housing construction, building, and safety codes (see H.R. 5704), H3833 [8MY]

Dept. of Justice: allow pursuit of Federal charges against individuals who hack voting systems used in Federal elections (see S. 3311), S5518 [31JY]

——— appoint special counsel to investigate allegations of FISA court abuse, closure of case relative to Hillary Rodham Clinton emails, and rationale for probe of President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (see H. Res. 907), H4583 [22MY]

——— provide needed legal authorities to combat cybercrime, including state-sponsored cybercrime (see S. 3288), S5423 [26JY]

Dept. of Labor: address needs of workers in industries likely to be impacted by rapidly evolving technologies (see S. 3784), S7925 [19DE]

——— encourage online workforce training (see H.R. 5968), H4729 [24MY]

——— establish grant program to support creation, implementation, and expansion of registered apprenticeship programs in cybersecurity (see H.R. 6791), H8170 [12SE]

Dept. of State: establish a Vulnerability Disclosure Program to improve cybersecurity and a bug bounty program to identify and report vulnerabilities of Internet-facing information technology (see H.R. 5433), H3059 [5AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: make available an online tax calculator to estimate the change in an individual’s income tax liability made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (see H.R. 4780), H168 [11JA]

Dept. of Transportation: include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 4800), H403 [16JA]

——— make grants for pilot programs to advance high-definition road mapping in order to further safe deployment of highly automated vehicles (see H.R. 6058), H5021 [8JN]

——— require large ticket agents to adopt minimum customer service standards for purchase of airfares and related passenger air transportation services (see S. 3183), S4843 [9JY]

——— require that broadband conduits be installed as a part of certain highway construction projects (see S. 2381), S651 [6FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a demonstration program to expand availability of telemedicine services for veterans living in rural areas with certain mental health disorders (see H.R. 7017), H9414 [2OC]

——— conduct a study on accessibility of departmental websites to disabled individuals (see S. 3683), S7241 [29NO] (see H.R. 6418), H6557 [18JY]

Elections: expose and deter unlawful and subversive foreign interference in Federal elections (see H.R. 6494), H7154 [24JY]

——— protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats (see S. 2593), S1947 [22MR] (see H.R. 6663), H7750 [10AU]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 5011), H1177 [14FE]

——— require States to take steps to ensure domestic ownership and control of election service providers (see S. 3573), S6815 [11OC] (see H.R. 6449), H6588 [19JY]

EPA: reinstate information about climate change that was removed from, or redacted on, the Agency’s website (see H.R. 5552), H3440 [18AP]

Executive Office of the President: establish National Office for Cyberspace (see H.R. 5822), H3976 [15MY]

FAA: address cybersecurity concerns for aircraft avionics systems, including software components (see H.R. 7045), H9419 [5OC]

——— reduce regulations on pilots by clarifying terms ‘‘common carrier’’ and ‘‘personal operator’’ to facilitate flight-sharing by noncommerical pilots on digital platforms (see S. 2650), S2075 [11AP]

Fab Foundation: provide a Federal charter for the National Fab Lab Network, a network of digital fabrication facilities providing community access to advanced manufacturing tools (see S. 2752), S2440 [25AP] (see H.R. 4948), H901 [6FE]

FCC: allow telecommunications carriers to use high cost universal service support to aid in restoration of telecommunications capabilities in areas which have been declared a major disaster or emergency (see H.R. 4832), H552 [18JA]

——— conduct an annual inquiry on availability of advanced telecommunications capability in broadband deserts (see H.R. 4876), H624 [22JA]

——— disapprove rule on net neutrality (see S.J. Res. 52), S1243 [27FE] (see H.J. Res. 129), H1333 [27FE] (see H.J. Res. 131), H3052 [29MR]

——— disapprove rule on net neutrality (H.J. Res. 129), consideration (see H. Res. 873), H3782 [7MY]

——— ensure Internet openness, prohibit blocking of content, services, and devices and impairment of Internet traffic, limit authority to preempt State law, and consider Internet service to be an information service (see S. 2510), S1452 [7MR]

——— ensure Internet openness, prohibit blocking or throttling of content and devices, and paid prioritization, require transparency of network management, and classify broadband as an information service (see S. 2853), S2724 [16MY]

——— establish national standard to determine comparability of mobile and broadband services provided in rural versus urban areas (see S. 2418), S907 [13FE]

——— establish Office of Rural Broadband (see S. 2959), S2924 [24MY]

——— establish Office of Rural Telecommunications (see H.R. 5497), H3209 [12AP]

——— establish Task Force for Meeting the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the U.S. (see S. 2343), S520 [25JA] (see H.R. 4881), H629 [25JA]

——— evaluate broadband coverage in Indian country and on land held by Native corporations and complete a proceeding to address unserved areas (see H.R. 5007), H1126 [13FE]

——— facilitate a spectrum pipeline for commercial use and require a portion of proceeds from spectrum auctions to go to wireless broadband infrastructure buildout in unserved and underserved rural areas (see H.R. 4953), H901 [6FE]

——— make Wi-Fi access on schoolbuses eligible for support from FCC Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-rate) program (see S. 2958), S2923 [24MY] (see H.R. 6286), H5974 [28JN]

——— promote competition to preserve the ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services (see H.R. 4814), H477 [17JA]

——— provide for Internet openness requirements for broadband Internet access service providers (see H.R. 6393), H6462 [17JY]

——— publish on Commission website documents to be voted on by the Commission (see H.R. 6422), H6557 [18JY]

——— reauthorize and provide certain procedural changes to rules to maximize opportunities for public participation and efficient decisionmaking (see H.R. 4986), H1074 [8FE]

——— reform Mobility Phase II challenge process relative to mobile voice and wireless broadband coverage (see S. 2955), S2923 [24MY]

——— repeal certain television carriage, retransmission, and ownership regulations (see H.R. 6465), H6648 [23JY]

——— repeal requirement to reallocate and auction the T-Band spectrum (see S. 3347), S5582 [1AU] (see H.R. 5085), H1265 [26FE]

——— require telecommunications carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies (see S. 2973), S2924 [24MY] (see H.R. 5983), H4732 [25MY]

——— require U.S.-based foreign media outlets to submit semiannual reports (see H.R. 5354), H1728 [20MR]

FDA: require manufacturers of drugs to post names of countries in which their drugs are manufactured on their Internet websites (see S. 3105), S4343 [21JN]

Federal Acquisition Security Council: establish to provide executive agencies with authorities relative to mitigating supply chain risks in procurement of information technology (see S. 3085), S4035 [19JN] (see H.R. 7327), H10335 [19DE]

Federal agencies and departments: allow payments from Spectrum Relocation Fund for costs of spectrum research and development and planning activities (see S. 3010), S3035 [6JN] (see H.R. 6017), H4848 [6JN]

——— establish a civilian personnel rotation program for Federal cybersecurity professionals at non-military and non-intelligence agencies that confront cybersecurity challenges (see S. 3437), S6142 [12SE]

——— improve and modernize digital services and websites and promote use of digital processes over paper-based and in-person encounters (see S. 3050), S3760 [12JN] (see H.R. 5759), H3929 [10MY]

——— improve approval process for applications to install communications technology on Federal property (see H.R. 4802), H403 [16JA] (see H.R. 4847), H581 [19JA]

——— improve efficiency and speed of intragovernmental correspondence by requiring any written documents submitted to Congress to be transmitted electronically (see S. 3027), S3293 [7JN]

——— prohibit requirement that private entities design or alter their commercial information technology products to facilitate Government surveillance (see H.R. 5823), H3977 [15MY]

——— promote communications facilities deployment on Federal property (see H.R. 4795), H403 [16JA]

——— provide minimal cybersecurity operational standards for Internet-connected devices purchased by Federal agencies (see H.R. 7283), H10169 [12DE]

——— provide with discretion in securing information technology and information systems (see S. 3208), S4951 [12JY] (see H.R. 5300), H1651 [15MR]

——— require studies on cyberexploitation of employees and their families (see S. 3788), S7926 [19DE]

Federal employees: establish civilian personnel rotation program for cybersecurity professionals at non-military and non-intelligence agencies that confront cybersecurity challenges (see S. 2620), S1947 [22MR]

FEMA: provide for online repository for certain reporting requirements for recipients of Federal disaster assistance (see H.R. 7380), H10510 [20DE]

Financial institutions: provide national standard for data security and breach notification on behalf of all consumers (see H.R. 6743), H7941 [7SE]

Firearms: ensure that all firearms are traceable by prohibiting the manufacture or possession of 3-D printed guns made of plastic (see S. 3300), S5517 [31JY] (see H.R. 6643), H7734 [31JY]

——— establish a task force on security and safety issues of manufacturing of firearms and related materials through 3-D technology and prohibit manufacture, possession, or transfer of such items (see H.R. 7016), H9414 [2OC]

——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3-D printed plastic guns (see S. 3304), S5517 [31JY] (see H.R. 6649), H7742 [3AU]

——— prohibit sale, acquisition, distribution, or import of certain firearms or ammunition parts, prohibit certain marketing or advertising of such parts, and require homemade firearms to have serial numbers (see H.R. 7115), H9462 [2NO]

——— require an electronic, searchable database of the importation, production, shipment, receipt, sale or other disposition of firearms (see S. 2974), S2924 [24MY]

——— 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. 7274), H10169 [12DE]

——— require persons applying for a Federal license to sell firearms to complete an online behavioral detection awareness training course (see H.R. 5285), H1608 [14MR]

Foreign policy: strengthen NATO, combat international cybercrime, and impose additional sanctions on Russia (see S. 3336), S5582 [1AU]

Foreign trade: control export, reexport, and transfer of commodities, software, and technology to protect national security and promote U.S. foreign policy (see H.R. 5040), H1211 [15FE]

——— impose sanctions relative to state-sponsored cyber activities against the U.S. (see S. 3378), S5931 [23AU]

FTC: establish a task force for purposes of studying effects of automated social media accounts, known as ‘‘bots,’’ on public discourse and elections (see H.R. 7117), H9467 [6NO]

——— establish duties to require online service providers to protect user data and prohibit use of user data to their detriment (see S. 3744), S7509 [12DE]

——— establish Office of Cybersecurity to provide oversight of data security at credit reporting agencies (see S. 2289), S138 [10JA]

——— establish privacy protections for customers of online edge providers (see S. 2639), S2040 [10AP] (see H.R. 5815), H3976 [15MY]

——— extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see S. 2932), S2877 [23MY] (see H.R. 5930), H4692 [23MY]

——— prohibit circumvention of control measures used by Internet retailers to ensure equitable consumer access to products (see S. 3639), S7050 [15NO] (see H.R. 7160), H9568 [16NO]

——— promulgate regulations relative to sensitive personal information or behavioral data (see H.R. 6864), H8742 [24SE]

——— protect privacy of users of social media and other online platforms (see S. 2728), S2342 [23AP]

——— provide for greater transparency in and user control over treatment of data collected by mobile applications and enhance security of such data (see H.R. 6547), H7721 [26JY]

——— regulate use of automated software programs, or bots, intended to impersonate or replicate human activity on social media and prohibit use of such programs for political advertising (see S. 3127), S4369 [25JN]

——— require data brokers to establish procedures to ensure accuracy of collected personal information (see H.R. 6548), H7721 [26JY]

——— 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. 2640), S2040 [10AP]

——— review and revise standards for safeguarding customer information to ensure that consumer reporting agencies and service providers maintain sufficient safeguards against cyber attacks and related threats (see H.R. 5166), H1372 [5MR]

GAO: conduct a study to evaluate role of unlicensed spectrum in offloading broadband traffic (see H.R. 4813), H477 [17JA]

——— conduct study on how virtual currencies and online marketplaces are used to facilitate sex and drug trafficking (see S. 3179), S4734 [28JN] (see H.R. 6069), H5093 [12JN]

Georgia (country): support territorial integrity, sanction Russian occupation of Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions, increase cybersecurity cooperation, and assist ability to combat Russian disinformation and propaganda (see H.R. 6219), H5748 [26JN]

Government regulations: provide a safe harbor from licensing and registration for certain non-controlling blockchain developers and providers of blockchain services (see H.R. 6974), H9405 [28SE]

GPO: ensure availability of no-fee public access to Government information, reform Federal Depository Library Program, and authorize activities of the Superintendent of Documents (see H.R. 5305), H1651 [15MR]

——— establish and maintain a public website allowing access to electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports (see S. 3438), S6142 [12SE]

GSA: establish BuyAmerican.gov website to collect and display information on Federal agencies’ requests for Buy American Act waivers (see S. 2284), S110 [9JA]

——— make information relative to travel by heads of Executive agencies and other senior individuals publicly available (see S. 2630), S1948 [22MR]

——— 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. 4773), H168 [11JA]

——— transfer certain surplus computers and technology equipment to nonprofit computer refurbishers for repair and distribution (see H.R. 6407), H6463 [17JY]

Hopper, Grace: tribute (see S. Res. 593), S5361 [25JY]

Information technology: allow certain State permitting authority to encourage expansion of broadband service to rural communities (see H.R. 4824), H552 [18JA]

——— clarify regulation of electronic records, signatures, and contracts created, stored, or secured on or through a blockchain and provide standards on legality and enforceability of such documents (see H.R. 7002), H9406 [28SE]

——— create registry of Federal assets on which a communications facility or communications infrastructure could be constructed to address lack of broadband Internet access in rural areas (see H.R. 4798), H403 [16JA]

——— encourage edge providers, broadband providers, and data brokers to include certain data protections in their policies (see H. Res. 1039), H7734 [31JY]

——— ensure Federal funds for construction or acquisition of broadband facilities are not spent in areas where sufficient broadband is already offered or where network deployment is already funded (see H. Res. 690), H169 [11JA]

——— preempt State and local encryption laws to ensure a uniform, national policy for the interstate issue of encryption technology (see H.R. 6044), H4980 [7JN]

——— prioritize development of and support for blockchain technology and digital currencies and prevent and condemn illicit use of such technology (see H. Res. 1102), H9406 [28SE]

——— prioritize funding for wireless broadband providers in States that have enacted streamlined siting requirements for small cells for fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) (see H. Res. 689), H169 [11JA]

——— prohibit funding for broadband service in States that prohibit, limit, place conditions on, or regulate broadband service by public, cooperative, or nonprofit broadband providers (see H.R. 5969), H4729 [24MY]

——— support research and development of blockchain technology and provide for a thoughtful and innovation-friendly regulatory approach (see H. Res. 1108), H9406 [28SE]

Internet: protect victims by providing for the expeditious removal of nonconsensual sexually intimate imagery and encourage responsible practices by online service providers (see H.R. 6917), H9089 [26SE]

Iran: condemn human rights violations and issue targeted sanctions, support antigovernment protesters and freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and promote access to communications technology and social media (see H. Res. 676), H18 [8JA]

——— condemn human rights violations and violence or retribution targeting antigovernment demonstrators and support freedoms of speech, press, religion, association, and assembly (see S. Res. 368), S46 [4JA]

——— condemn terrorist funding, oppression of antigovernment demonstrators, and interference with social media and reaffirm U.S. support of freedoms of speech and assembly and establishment of a democratic system (see S. Res. 367), S46 [4JA] (see H. Res. 675), H18 [8JA]

——— impose additional sanctions relative to serious human rights abuses, censorship, diversion of goods, corruption, and hostage-taking (see S. 2365), S581 [30JA] (see S. 3243), S5107 [19JY] (see H.R. 4744), H82 [9JA]

——— impose sanctions relative to Iranian financial institutions and development and use of Iranian digital currency (see S. 3758), S7586 [13DE] (see H.R. 7321), H10269 [17DE]

IRS: establish a nationwide program to provide personal identification numbers to taxpayers to help prevent tax-related identity theft (see S. 3186), S4843 [9JY]

——— improve organizational structure, taxpayer protections, small business and retirement plan tax administration, service to low-income taxpayers, appeals process, and information technology infrastructure (see S. 3278), S5423 [26JY]

——— make available an Internet platform for Form 1099 filings (see H.R. 5377), H1754 [21MR]

——— report on the Taxpayer Identification Number Perfection Program (see H.R. 6333), H6111 [11JY]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H1340 [1MR]

Law enforcement: improve access to data stored across borders by encouraging governments to develop a framework for technology companies to comply with investigative demands (see S. 2383), S651 [6FE] (see H.R. 4943), H901 [6FE]

Marketplace Fairness Act: declare enactment would harm the economy by creating an online sales tax that would create undue burden on small businesses and entrepreneurs and provide no benefit to States without sales taxes (see S. Res. 433), S1686 [13MR]

Medicaid: evaluate access to services and treatment for substance use disorders, telehealth services, and remote patient monitoring for pediatric populations (see S. 2910), S2835 [22MY]

Medicare: expand use of telehealth services for remote imaging for chronic eye disease (see S. 3751), S7586 [13DE]

——— expand use of telehealth services for treatment of opioid use disorder and other substance use disorders (see S. 2901), S2835 [22MY]

——— provide coverage of certain mental health telehealth services (see S. 3797), S7926 [19DE] (see H.R. 6781), H8169 [12SE]

——— provide for electronic prior authorization for covered part D drugs (see S. 2908), S2835 [22MY] (see H.R. 4841), H553 [18JA]

——— require e-prescribing for coverage under part D of prescription drugs that are controlled substances (see S. 2460), S1243 [27FE]

——— require prescription drug plan sponsors to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries, electronic prior authorization for covered part D drugs, and provide for other program integrity measures (see H.R. 5773), H3934 [11MY]

——— waive certain telehealth requirements in the case of certain treatment of an opioid use disorder or co-occurring mental health disorder (see H.R. 5603), H3505 [24AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: promote ability of beneficiaries to access their personal medical claim data through a mobile health record application (see H.R. 7272), H10169 [12DE]

Money: establish Independent Financial Technology Task Force, reward information leading to convictions for terrorist use of digital currencies, and establish FinTech Leadership in Innovation Fund (see H.R. 4752), H131 [10JA] (see H.R. 5036), H1211 [15FE]

——— report on possible exploitation of virtual currencies by terrorists, authorize a competition program to identify regulatory solutions, and develop technology to counter terror threat financing (see H.R. 5664), H3741 [27AP]

——— require a report and strategy relative to virtual currencies and related emerging technologies being used to evade sanctions, finance terrorism, launder monetary instruments, and threaten U.S. national security (see H.R. 5227), H1501 [8MR]

Mueller, Robert S., III: call for timely conclusion or report on status with an anticipated date of conclusion of special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (see H. Res. 870), H3750 [3MY]

National Ada Lovelace Day: designate (see S. Res. 592), S5361 [25JY]

National Day on Writing: designate (see S. Res. 653), S6342 [26SE]

National Science and Technology Council: report on machine learning and artificial intelligence (see H.R. 6090), H5152 [13JN]

National security: address state-sponsored cyber activities against the U.S. (see H.R. 5576), H3441 [18AP]

National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence: establish (see S. 2806), S2594 [9MY] (see H.R. 5356), H1728 [20MR]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: carry out activities relative to development and maintenance of a broadband inventory map to assist rural broadband development (see H.R. 4810), H477 [17JA]

——— establish an inventory of Federal assets to provide information to entities that construct or operate communications facilities or provide communications service (see H.R. 4839), H553 [18JA]

——— make grants to establish or expand Internet exchange facilities to improve broadband infrastructure in rural areas (see H.R. 4817), H478 [17JA]

Native Americans: assist Indian tribes in maintaining, expanding, and deploying broadband systems (see H.R. 5172), H1441 [6MR]

NATO: reaffirm U.S. commitment, accept recommendations of allies to combat Russian cyber warfare, and support efforts to counter Russian aggression (see S. Res. 535), S3035 [6JN]

——— reaffirm U.S. commitment, support efforts to counter Russian aggression, commit to enlargement, and urge members to cooperate at summit to strengthen the alliance (see S. Res. 557), S4513 [27JN]

NIH: study health and developmental effects of technology and media on infants, children, and adolescents (see S. 3286), S5423 [26JY] (see H.R. 6590), H7722 [26JY]

NIST: improve assistance provided by Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership to small manufacturers in the defense industrial supply chain on matters relative to cybersecurity (see S. 2666), S2120 [12AP] (see H.R. 5517), H3315 [13AP]

NSF: promote veteran involvement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, computer science, and scientific research (see S. 3395), S5991 [28AU]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: submit to State election officials and Congress annual reports on pre-election threats for Federal general elections (see H.R. 6436), H6557 [18JY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: permit the public to submit comments on trade agreement negotiations through the Internet (see S. 2310), S187 [16JA]

OMB: rename Office of E-Government and Information Technology as Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) and elevate and codify position of Federal CIO (see H.R. 6901), H9089 [26SE]

——— streamline current Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) cloud computing security process, address agency compliance issues, and establish new metrics for proper implementation (see H.R. 6550), H7721 [26JY]

OPM: extend complimentary, comprehensive identity protection coverage for all individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies (see H.R. 5765), H3929 [10MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide funding for American Health Benefit Exchanges navigator programs and outreach and promotional activities (see H.R. 4784), H169 [11JA]

Pensions: provide for the electronic delivery of pension plan information (see S. 3795), S7926 [19DE]

Postal Service: establish rates for delivery of inbound international mail that do not discriminate between foreign and domestic mailers and review foreign practices relative to exchange of e-commerce goods with the U.S. (see H.R. 5524), H3342 [16AP]

Privacy: encourage companies to apply privacy protections included in European Union General Data Protection Regulation to U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 523), S2924 [24MY]

——— give option to delete personal information collected by Internet operators resulting from Internet activity prior to age 13 (see S. 2965), S2924 [24MY]

——— prohibit entities from requiring individuals to submit to arbitration for disputes arising from a security breach (see H.R. 5165), H1372 [5MR]

——— 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. 5388), H2040 [22MR]

Russia: combat subversive activities (see H.R. 6437), H6587 [19JY]

——— hold accountable for election interference and efforts to undermine democracy in the U.S. and abroad (see S. Res. 564), S4735 [28JN]

——— impose sanctions in response to cyber intrusions, aggression, and destabilizing activities (see H.R. 5216), H1500 [8MR]

——— strengthen U.S. response to election interference (see H.R. 5910), H4583 [22MY]

——— support Speaker Ryan’s statement on interference in U.S. elections (see H. Res. 999), H6463 [17JY]

S.M.A.R.T. Parent Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1118), H9419 [5OC]

SBA: establish enhanced cybersecurity assistance and protections for small businesses (see S. 2735), S2391 [24AP]

SEC: clarify definition and regulation of digital tokens and tax treatment of virtual currency (see H.R. 7356), H10509 [20DE]

——— exempt emerging growth companies and other smaller companies from requirements to use Extensible Business Reporting Language for periodic reporting (see H.R. 5054), H1212 [15FE]

——— provide jurisdiction over crowdfunding vehicles (see S. 3213), S4965 [16JY] (see H.R. 6380), H6262 [16JY]

——— require publicly traded companies to disclose to investors information on cybersecurity risks and presence of cybersecurity experts on the board of trustees (see H.R. 6638), H7732 [27JY]

Smart Cities Week: observance (see H. Res. 1110), H9414 [2OC]

Social Security: modernize account numbers (see H.R. 7143), H9567 [16NO]

SSA: prohibit use of funds to develop, test, deploy, implement, or administer Disability Case Processing System (see H.R. 5221), H1501 [8MR]

States: grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (H.R. 2193), consideration (see H. Res. 790), H1698 [19MR]

Taxation: allow exclusion of gain or loss on like-kind exchanges of virtual currency (see H.R. 7361), H10510 [20DE]

——— allow for a credit against tax for placing in service qualified broadband property to expand the level of broadband service in a qualified rural census tract (see H.R. 6871), H8883 [25SE]

——— ban retroactive taxation of Internet commerce (see H.R. 7184), H9690 [28NO]

——— ban retroactive taxation of Internet commerce and implement procedures and guidelines on future collection of such taxes (see S. 3725), S7356 [6DE]

——— improve cybersecurity and taxpayer identity protection and modernize IRS information technology (see H.R. 5445), H3094 [10AP]

——— improve cybersecurity and taxpayer identity protection and modernize IRS information technology (H.R. 5445), consideration (see H. Res. 831), H3342 [16AP]

——— modernize and improve management of IRS information technology (see H.R. 5362), H1754 [21MR]

——— prohibit States from retroactively imposing a sales tax collection duty on a remote seller and implement procedures and guidelines on future collection of such taxes (see H.R. 6724), H7919 [6SE] (see H.R. 6824), H8725 [13SE]

——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see S. 3581), S6815 [11OC] (see H.R. 7058), H9430 [12OC]

——— provide a tax credit to consumers to reimburse a portion of the cost of broadband infrastructure serving limited broadband districts (see H.R. 6442), H6587 [19JY]

——— provide temporary safe harbor for the tax treatment of hard forks of convertible virtual currency in the absence of administrative guidance (see H.R. 6973), H9405 [28SE]

——— require electronic filing of annual returns of exempt organizations and provide for making such returns available for public inspection (see H.R. 5443), H3094 [10AP]

Technology: promote a 21st century artificial intelligence workforce (see H.R. 4829), H552 [18JA]

Telecommunications: call for coordination of Federal, State, and local taxes, fees, regulations, and permitting policies to maximize benefits of broadband investment (see H. Res. 687), H169 [11JA]

——— ensure legislation to promote broadband access or communications facilities deployment should treat all broadband and communications facilities in a competitively and technologically neutral manner (see H. Res. 691), H169 [11JA]

——— prohibit the President or a Federal agency from constructing, operating, or offering wholesale or retail services on broadband networks without authorization from Congress (see S. 3255), S5130 [23JY]

——— require phone, cable, and Internet providers to include all charges in the prices they advertise for service and provide remedies for consumers that have been wrongfully charged (see H.R. 6987), H9405 [28SE]

——— streamline siting processes for small cell infrastructure deployment (see S. 3157), S4733 [28JN]

Tobacco products: prevent the sale of e-cigarettes, cigars, and pipe tobacco to minors (see H.R. 7337), H10335 [19DE]

Ukraine: encourage U.S.-Ukraine cybersecurity cooperation and require a report on such cooperation (see S. 2455), S1243 [27FE]

Voting: prohibit State agreements with election system vendors if they are owned or controlled by persons who are not U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents or do not meet cybersecurity best practices (see H.R. 6435), H6557 [18JY]

——— promote innovation in voting, including in voting technology and voter registration technology, election security, and increased voter participation through a challenge prize competition (see H.R. 6564), H7721 [26JY]

——— require voting systems to produce voter-verified, auditable paper records of votes, accessibility for disabled individuals, and post-election risk-limiting audits (see S. 3049), S3760 [12JN] (see H.R. 6093), H5152 [13JN]

——— require voting systems to produce voter-verified, auditable paper records of votes, provide funding to States to meet such requirements, and study use of open-source electronic voting software (see H.R. 5147), H1340 [1MR]

Cloture motions

Crime: allow State prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking, provide civil remedies for victims, and clarify interactive computer services’ role in sex trafficking (H.R. 1865), motion to proceed, S1731 [14MR], S1780 [19MR]

Cost Estimates

Dept. of Homeland Security Chief Data Officer position establishment (H.R. 6447): CBO, E1345 [28SE]

Public-Private Cybersecurity Cooperation Act (H.R. 6735): CBO, E1340 [28SE]

21st Century IRS Act (H.R. 5445): CBO, H3425 [18AP]

Letters

Allow States and Victims To Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act: Chuck Canterbury, National Fraternal Order of Police, S1829 [20MR]

——— Faiz Shakir, ACLU, S1867 [21MR]

——— Gina A. DeBoni, Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, S1851 [21MR]

——— several law enforcement organizations, S1829 [20MR]

——— Stephen E. Boyd, Dept. of Justice, S1869 [21MR], H1297 [27FE]

——— World Without Exploitation (organization), H1298 [27FE]

Cyber Deterrence and Response Act: Representative Gowdy, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H7846 [5SE]

——— Representative Hensarling, Committee on Financial Services (House), H7845 [5SE]

——— Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H7846 [5SE]

Dept. of Defense use of U.S. Cyber Command Cyber Mission Force to engage Russian cyber operators and disrupt their clandestine influence operations that could interfere in U.S. elections: Senators Nelson, Blumenthal, and Shaheen, S1399 [6MR]

Election Assistance Commission election security grant program funding: several State attorneys general, S5246 [24JY]

Georgia Support Act: Representative Kevin Brady, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H10141 [12DE]

——— Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H10141 [12DE]

Iran Human Rights and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3467 [24AP]

——— Representative Hensarling, Committee on Financial Services (House), H3467 [24AP]

——— Representative Kevin Brady, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3467 [24AP]

——— Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H3467 [24AP]

——— several Representatives, H3468 [24AP]

Opioid drug abuse prevention legislation: Representative Kevin Brady, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5033, H5062, H5065 [12JN], H5238, H5241, H5248, H5252, H5256, H5257, H5260, H5262, H5264 [19JN]

——— Representative Walden, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H5033, H5062, H5065 [12JN], H5237, H5241, H5248, H5252, H5256, H5258, H5260, H5262, H5264 [19JN]

Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act: Cletis Earle, College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and Erik Decker, Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Security (AEHIS), H8787 [25SE]

Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services (RAY BAUM’S) Act: Representative Gowdy, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H1409 [6MR]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1409 [6MR]

——— Representative Walden, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H1409 [6MR]

Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act: Representative Conaway, Committee on Agriculture (House), H8132 [12SE]

——— Representative Rob Bishop, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H8132 [12SE]

Special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials: several former Senators, S7654 [17DE]

——— several Representatives, H3838 [9MY]

Lists

Organizations and individuals supporting H.R. 1865, Allow States and Victims To Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, H1295 [27FE]

Memorandums

Allow States and Victims To Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act: Congressional Research Service, S1856 [21MR]

Motions

Crime: allow State prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking, provide civil remedies for victims of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation, and clarify interactive computer services’ role in sex trafficking (H.R. 1865), S1731 [14MR], S1773 [19MR], S1801 [20MR], S1871 [21MR]

FCC: disapprove rule on net neutrality (S.J. Res. 52), S2698 [16MY]

Notices

Intention to object to S. 3278, Protecting Taxpayers Act: Senator Grassley, S5789 [21AU]

Remarks in House

Allow States and Victims To Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act: impact, H6636 [23JY], H7165 [25JY]

Anaheim, CA: tribute to Anaheim Union High School District efforts to install digital mapping system, establish Cybersecurity Pathway, and create Offensive Security Society, E832 [13JN]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (H.R. 1494), H4287 [22MY]

Armed Forces: allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed (H.R. 2409), H7130, H7131 [24JY]

Army: Quantum Information Sciences program funding, H5742, H5743 [26JN]

Central Pennsylvania Digital Learning Foundation: tribute, H1232 [26FE]

China: address growing threat of digital authoritarianism to freedom of speech, E541 [26AP]

Cincinnati, OH: tribute to organizations for efforts to increase school safety by addressing impact of social media and bullying on students, H7167 [25JY]

Clinton, Hillary Rodham: Dept. of Justice report on handling of FBI investigation into use of personal e-mail account for official business and deletion of e-mails while serving as Sec. of State, H5355 [20JN], E888 [21JN]

Committee on Foreign Affairs (House): Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations hearing on Global Health Supply Chain Management—Lessons Learned and Ways Forward, E682 [18MY]

Congress: Office of Technology Assessment funding, H4971, H4972 [7JN]

Copyrights: provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for the use of sound recordings, H3537 [25AP]

Crime: allow enforcement of criminal and civil sex trafficking laws against websites that knowingly facilitate online sex trafficking, H1296, H1302–H1304 [27FE]

——— allow State prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking, provide civil remedies for victims of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation, and clarify interactive computer services’ role in sex trafficking, H3130 [11AP]

——— allow State prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking, provide civil remedies for victims of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation, and clarify interactive computer services’ role in sex trafficking (H.R. 1865), H1290–H1305, H1319 [27FE], H3195 [12AP]

——— allow State prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking, provide civil remedies for victims, and clarify interactive computer services’ role in sex trafficking (H.R. 1865), consideration (H. Res. 748), H1277–H1280 [27FE]

——— call for investigation of Robert S. Mueller, III, Rod J. Rosenstein, and James B. Comey, Jr., for alleged crimes committed during investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H3140 [11AP]

——— criminalize the knowing consent of the visual depiction, or live transmission, of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, H8841–H8844 [25SE]

——— enhance penalties for stalkers of children (H.R. 4203), H3078–H3080 [10AP]

——— make certain changes to reporting requirements of certain service providers relative to child sexual exploitation visual depictions (S. 3170), H10153 [12DE]

——— provide alternative sentencing guidelines for minors convicted in sexting cases, H8842–H8844 [25SE]

Crime Stoppers Global Solutions (organization): tribute, E1652 [12DE]

DEA: allow for prescription of medication-assisted treatment and other controlled substances via telemedicine to improve access to opioid addiction treatment, H9248 [28SE]

——— allow for prescription of medication-assisted treatment and other controlled substances via telemedicine to improve access to opioid addiction treatment (H.R. 5483), H5060, H5061 [12JN], E1537 [16NO]

——— report on the sale of lawful and unlawful controlled substance analogues over the Internet, H5218 [15JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: facilitate assistance to host countries and AID through Farmer-To-Farmer Program, establish geographically defined crop yield metrics system, and make data available to the public, H4189 [17MY]

Dept. of Commerce: study and report on the state of the Internet-connected devices industry (H.R. 6032), H9675, H9676 [28NO]

Dept. of Defense: Cyber Scholarship Program funding, H5802 [27JN]

——— Defense-Wide Manufacturing Science and Technology program funding for Microelectronics Cybersecurity Center, H9046 [26SE]

——— National Security Technology Accelerator funding, H5744 [26JN]

——— study how to attract and recruit students with experience in certain technical fields from institutions of higher education, including minority-serving institutions, H4702 [24MY]

——— training and retention of cybersecurity professionals funding, H5792, H5793 [27JN]

Dept. of Education: authorize American Dream Accounts to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students, H7191 [25JY]

——— establish a pilot program to award competitive grants for integration of cybersecurity education (H.R. 7214), H9806, H9807 [10DE]

Dept. of Energy: Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response program funding, H4933 [7JN]

Dept. of HHS: appoint a Federal Coordinator to coordinate opioid abuse reduction programs, serve as a liaison to State and local opioid reduction activities, and establish an electronic database on opioid abuse information, H9246 [28SE]

——— appoint a Federal Coordinator to coordinate opioid abuse reduction programs, serve as a liaison to State and local opioid reduction activities, and establish an electronic database on opioid abuse information (H.R. 4284), H5034–H5036 [12JN]

——— promote testing of incentive payments for adoption and use of certified electronic health records technology by behavioral health providers (H.R. 3331), H5032–H5034 [12JN], E835 [13JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency (H.R. 3359), Senate amendment, H9501–H9506 [13NO]

——— codify an office to strengthen the capacity of the agency to attract and retain highly trained computer and information security professionals (H.R. 1981), H1663 [19MR], H8751 [25SE]

——— establish a computer bug bounty pilot program (S. 1281), H8748 [25SE]

——— establish a continuous diagnostics and mitigation program (H.R. 6443), H7793–H7796 [4SE]

——— establish a data framework to provide access for appropriate personnel to law enforcement and other departmental information (H.R. 2454), Senate amendment, H10129, H10130, H10152 [12DE]

——— establish a vulnerability disclosure policy and a bug bounty program (H.R. 7327), H10291–H10297 [19DE]

——— establish a vulnerability disclosure policy for departmental Internet websites (H.R. 6735), H8746–H8748, H8822 [25SE]

——— establish position of Chief Data Officer (H.R. 6447), H7801–H7803 [4SE]

——— establish program to improve election system cybersecurity by facilitating and encouraging assessments by independent technical experts to identify and report vulnerabilities, H6276 [17JY]

——— provide for responsibility of National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center to maintain capabilities to identify threats to industrial control systems (H.R. 5733), H5630–H5632 [25JN]

——— submit a report on cyber vulnerability disclosures (H.R. 3202), H43–H46 [9JA], H1663 [19MR], H7795 [4SE], H8880 [25SE], E44 [16JA]

Dept. of Justice: appoint special counsel to investigate allegations of FISA court abuse, closure of case relative to Hillary Rodham Clinton emails, and rationale for probe of President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H3332–H3338 [16AP]

——— appoint special counsel to investigate allegations of FISA court abuse, closure of case relative to Hillary Rodham Clinton emails, and rationale for probe of President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (H. Res. 907), H5845 [28JN]

——— closure of case relative to Hillary Rodham Clinton emails and rationale for probe of President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H5279–H5282 [19JN]

——— indictment of Park Jin Hyok on criminal charges related to hacking, H8249 [13SE]

——— investigate allegations of FISA court abuse, closure of case relative to Hillary Rodham Clinton emails, and rationale for probe of President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H8256–H8258 [13SE]

Dept. of State: decision to not impose certain sanctions on Russia, H693 [30JA]

——— establish a Vulnerability Disclosure Program to improve cybersecurity and a bug bounty program to identify and report vulnerabilities of Internet-facing information technology (H.R. 5433), H8878–H8880 [25SE]

Dept. of Transportation: include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects, H1414 [6MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a study on accessibility of departmental websites to disabled individuals (H.R. 6418), H10427, H10428 [20DE]

——— Electronic Health Record Modernization Program funding, H4867 [7JN]

——— provide documents on oversight of Electronic Health Record Modernization Program to ensure medical records are available electronically and are easily transferrable between medical facilities, H9799, H9800 [10DE]

——— provide documents on oversight of Electronic Health Record Modernization Program to ensure medical records are available electronically and are easily transferrable between medical facilities (H.R. 4245), H4253, H4254 [21MY]

——— study effectiveness of Veterans Crisis Line in preventing veteran suicide (H.R. 4173), H24 [9JA], H8167 [12SE]

DuBois, PA: tribute to Google, Inc., CS First Roadshow computer science education presentation at DuBois Area Middle School, H4852 [7JN]

Eastman, Sean: 3d Congressional District of Iowa Congressional App Challenge winner, E1591 [3DE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H3497 [24AP]

Election Assistance Commission: election security grant program funding, H6276, H6277, H6381, H6382 [17JY], H6477, H6480–H6483, H6485 [18JY], H6569–H6571, H6572, H6573 [19JY]

Elections: expose and deter unlawful and subversive foreign interference in Federal elections (H.R. 6494), H7695, H7696, H7698 [26JY], H7846 [5SE]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (H.R. 5011), H9049 [26SE]

Executive Office of the President: elimination of position of special assistant to the President and Cybersecurity Coordinator, H3957 [15MY]

——— establish National Office for Cyberspace (H.R. 5822), H3957 [15MY]

FAA: conduct study on diversity of cybersecurity workforce in order to develop recommendations to increase size, quality, and diversity of such workforce, H3683 [26AP]

——— issue regulations establishing minimum dimensions for seats in passenger aircraft and require airlines to post on their websites the amount of space available for each passenger on an aircraft, H9037 [26SE]

FBI: investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H128 [10JA]

FCC: disapprove rule on net neutrality, H4985 [8JN]

——— encourage spectrum licensees to make unused spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand wireless coverage, H1411 [6MR]

——— establish Task Force for Meeting the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the U.S., H4128 [16MY]

——— establish Task Force for Meeting the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the U.S. (H.R. 4881), H6595–H6597 [23JY]

——— evaluate broadband coverage in Indian country and on land held by Native corporations and complete a proceeding to address unserved areas, H1412 [6MR]

——— expand broadband Internet access service to rural areas, H1231 [26FE], H10275 [19DE]

——— provide for deposits of bidders in auctions of spectrum frequencies to be deposited in the Treasury, H1411 [6MR]

——— reauthorize and provide certain procedural changes to rules to maximize opportunities for public participation and efficient decisionmaking (H.R. 4986), H1398–H1414 [6MR], E271, E272 [7MR]

——— submit to Congress a report on promoting broadband Internet access service for veterans, H1411 [6MR]

FEC: enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements, H6272 [17JY]

Federal Acquisition Security Council: establish to provide executive agencies with authorities relative to mitigating supply chain risks in procurement of information technology (H.R. 7327), H10291–H10297 [19DE]

Federal agencies and departments: improve and modernize digital services and websites and promote use of digital processes over paper-based and in-person encounters (H.R. 5759), H9720–H9722 [29NO]

——— require agencies to accept electronic release forms (H.R. 3076), H6209–H6211 [16JY]

Federal employees: provide for a study on use of social media in security clearance investigations (H.R. 3737), H1416, H1417 [6MR]

Foreign policy: provide congressional review and impose sanctions on Iran, Russia, and North Korea to counter aggression (H.R. 3364), H9734, H9736 [29NO], E397 [5AP]

Foreign trade: control export, reexport, and transfer of commodities, software, and technology to protect national security and promote U.S. foreign policy, H5696 [26JN]

Forest Service: streamline process for broadband facility location applications on Federal land, H4171, H4172 [17MY]

GAO: conduct study on damages awarded to victims and restitution amounts imposed against defendants in cases of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation, H1291, H1304, H1305 [27FE]

——— conduct study on how virtual currencies and online marketplaces are used to facilitate sex and drug trafficking, H6310, H6311 [17JY]

——— conduct study on how virtual currencies and online marketplaces are used to facilitate sex and drug trafficking (H.R. 6069), H5589, H5590 [25JN]

Georgia: Richmond Hill Middle School team winner of Congressional App Challenge for 1st Congressional District, H164 [11JA]

Georgia (country): support territorial integrity, sanction Russian occupation of Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions, increase cybersecurity cooperation, and assist ability to combat Russian disinformation and propaganda (H.R. 6219), H6473 [18JY], H10140–H10142 [12DE], E1158 [17AU], E1656 [12DE]

House of Representatives: investigation of information technology support staff for alleged procurement scam, H4768 [5JN]

Information technology: allegations of bias on certain online platforms, H4592 [23MY]

——— allegations of media bias by certain online platforms relative to conservative views, E1712 [20DE]

——— allow certain State permitting authority to encourage expansion of broadband service to rural communities (H.R. 4824), H8130–H8133 [12SE]

——— call for interagency coordination of broadband Internet infrastructure funding in order to maximize benefits of broadband investment, H10122 [12DE]

Intelligence services: improve foreign intelligence collection and safeguards, accountability, and oversight of acquisitions of foreign intelligence and extend authorities on searching certain communications, H78 [9JA], H101, H103–H112 [10JA], H136, H137–H160 [11JA], E73, E80 [19JA]

——— provide list of foreign state or nonstate actors involved in threats to election campaigns for Federal offices, H6145 [12JY]

——— report on national security threat posed by ‘‘deep fake’’ image and audio manipulation technology, H6148 [12JY]

Iran: condemn human rights violations and issue targeted sanctions, support antigovernment protesters and freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and promote access to communications technology and social media, H65 [9JA]

——— condemn human rights violations and issue targeted sanctions, support antigovernment protesters and freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and promote access to communications technology and social media (H. Res. 676), H51–H57, H59, H66–H72 [9JA], H129 [10JA], H3466 [24AP], E28 [10JA], E39 [12JA], E52 [17JA], E78 [19JA]

——— impose additional sanctions relative to serious human rights abuses, censorship, diversion of goods, corruption, and hostage-taking (H.R. 4744), H54, H55 [9JA], H3464–H3470 [24AP]

Ireland: tribute to WearingIrish social media campaign and competition to highlight Irish clothing and jewelry designers, E797 [7JN]

IRS: establish a free, online tax preparation and filing service and programs that allow taxpayers to access third-party provided tax return information (H.R. 3511), H3407 [18AP]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (H.R. 5141), E622 [10MY]

Karnik, Arya: 3d Congressional District of Iowa Congressional App Challenge winner, E1594 [3DE]

ManTech International Corp.: anniversary, E752 [29MY]

Medicare: provide for electronic prior authorization for covered part D drugs, H5260, H5261 [19JN]

——— require e-prescribing for coverage under part D of prescription drugs that are controlled substances, H5512, H5514 [22JN]

——— require prescription drug plan sponsors to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries, electronic prior authorization for covered part D drugs, and provide for other program integrity measures, E902 [22JN]

——— require prescription drug plan sponsors to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries, electronic prior authorization for covered part D drugs, and provide for other program integrity measures (H.R. 5773), H5103 [13JN], H5258–H5261 [19JN]

MITRE Corp.: anniversary, E1716 [20DE]

Money: add virtual currencies to assessment of threat financing relative to Russia, H6148 [12JY]

——— address the rise of digital currency, H3788 [8MY]

——— establish Independent Financial Technology Task Force, reward information leading to convictions for terrorist use of digital currencies, and establish FinTech Leadership in Innovation Fund (H.R. 5036), H9060–H9062 [26SE]

——— report on possible exploitation of virtual currencies by terrorists, authorize a competition program to identify regulatory solutions, and develop technology to counter terror threat financing, H6152, H6153 [12JY]

——— require a report and strategy relative to virtual currencies and related emerging technologies being used to evade sanctions, finance terrorism, launder monetary instruments, and threaten U.S. national security, H9061 [26SE]

Mount Vernon, AR: tribute to Mount Vernon-Enola High School cybersecurity team, H5027 [12JN]

Mueller, Robert S., III: call for resignation from special counsel position, H1346 [5MR]

——— call for timely conclusion or report on status with an anticipated date of conclusion of special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (H. Res. 870), H7166 [25JY]

——— special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H72 [9JA], H980 [8FE], H1381 [6MR], H1655, H1694–H1696 [19MR], H1736, H1738 [21MR], H2032–H2037 [22MR], H3089–H3091 [10AP], H3099, H3102, H3139–H3141 [11AP], H3155 [12AP], H3346 [17AP], H3567–H3571 [25AP], H3739 [27AP], H3838 [9MY], H3967–H3970 [15MY], H4129–H4132 [16MY], H4281 [21MY], H4698, H4723 [24MY], H4768–H4770 [5JN], H6164, H6168–H6171 [12JY], H6244 [16JY], H6634 [23JY], H7820–H7822 [4SE], H7873 [6SE], H9513 [14NO], E919 [26JN], E1024 [17JY]

National Archives and Records Administration: require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies and require a certification and reports relative to Presidential records (H.R. 1376), H6199, H6200 [16JY], E1042 [23JY]

National Commission on Foreign Interference in the 2016 Election: establish (H.R. 356), H9050 [26SE]

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: observance, H9139 [27SE]

National security: address state-sponsored cyber activities against the U.S. (H.R. 5576), H7843–H7848 [5SE], E1206 [5SE]

——— clarify and improve procedures and accountability for authorizing acquisitions and sharing of foreign intelligence and extend authorities on searching collections of communications (H.R. 3989), H109 [10JA]

National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence: establish, H4373 [22MY], H4677 [23MY]

NATO: reaffirm U.S. commitment, support efforts to counter Russian aggression, prioritize strategy to counter Russian efforts to interfere in U.S. elections, and promote alliances and partnerships for shared challenges, H6179 [13JY], H6267 [17JY], H6472 [18JY]

News media: broadcasting of vulgarity associated with President Trump’s characterization of countries of origin of certain immigrants, H177 [16JA]

NIST: disseminate resources to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks (S. 770), H7201 [25JY]

——— release of cybersecurity framework update, H3329 [16AP]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: submit report on establishment of the Foreign Malign Influence Response Center to provide comprehensive assessment of foreign efforts to influence U.S. processes and elections, H6152 [12JY]

OMB: rename Office of E-Government and Information Technology as Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) and elevate and codify position of Federal CIO (H.R. 6901), H9723–H9725 [29NO]

OPM: extend complimentary, comprehensive identity protection coverage for all individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies (H.R. 5765), E628 [10MY]

Paris, Matthew: 4th Congressional District of Colorado Congressional App Challenge winner, E1561 [27NO]

Pittsburgh, PA: tribute to Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center retirees, E184 [14FE]

Point Pleasant Beach, NJ: tribute to Point Pleasant Borough High School students for developing Lunch Buddy app, H5159 [14JN]

Privacy: 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, H4593 [23MY]

Russia: combat subversive activities (H.R. 6437), H7846 [5SE]

——— develop strategy to expose and deter interference in U.S. elections and other democratic countries, H3347 [17AP]

——— hold accountable for election interference and efforts to undermine democracy in the U.S. and abroad, H6117 [12JY]

——— impose sanctions in response to cyber intrusions, aggression, and destabilizing activities, E397 [5AP]

——— support Speaker Ryan’s statement on interference in U.S. elections (H. Res. 999), H6274, H6277, H6280 [17JY], H6479 [18JY]

SBA: require cyber certification for small business development center counselors (H.R. 3170), H3797–H3800 [8MY]

Scott, Owen: 3d Congressional District of Iowa Congressional App Challenge winner, E1592 [3DE]

SEC: require certain entities to develop internal risk control mechanisms to safeguard and govern the storage of market data (H.R. 3973), H3352 [17AP], H9735 [29NO]

Springfield, IL: tribute to Springfield Clinic work with OpenNotes movement, E225 [27FE], E258 [5MR]

Stone, Kristen: 3d Congressional District of Iowa Congressional App Challenge winner, E1593 [3DE]

Strzok, Peter: testimony before House committees relative to conduct during case relative to Hillary Rodham Clinton emails and investigation of President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H6166–H6168 [12JY], H6257 [16JY]

Taxation: improve cybersecurity and taxpayer identity protection and modernize IRS information technology (H.R. 5445), H3223 [13AP], H3416, H3422–H3429 [18AP]

——— improve cybersecurity and taxpayer identity protection and modernize IRS information technology (H.R. 5445), consideration (H. Res. 831), H3405–H3411 [18AP]

——— modernize and improve management of IRS information technology, H3427 [18AP]

——— require electronic filing of annual returns of exempt organizations and provide for making such returns available for public inspection (H.R. 5443), H3371, H3372 [17AP]

Trump, President: claims of executive privilege by staffers relative to investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H3569 [25AP]

Ukraine: encourage U.S.-Ukraine cybersecurity cooperation and require a report on such cooperation (H.R. 1997), H757–H760 [5FE], E140 [6FE]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 12), H6480 [18JY], H9048 [26SE]

——— require voting systems to produce a voter-verified, auditable paper records of votes and protect such systems from theft, manipulation, and malicious computer hackers, H1320 [27FE]

Whatcom Community College: tribute to leadership in cybersecurity education, E1371 [5OC]

Remarks in Senate

Clinton, Hillary Rodham: Dept. of Justice report on handling of FBI investigation into use of personal e-mail account for official business and deletion of e-mails while serving as Sec. of State, S3865 [13JN], S3931 [14JN], S4929 [12JY]

Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate): release of ‘‘Putin’s Asymmetric Assault on Democracy in Russia and Europe’’ report, S154–S156 [11JA]

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): investigation by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of human trafficking on the Internet, S52 [8JA]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): investigation into relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S5974 [28AU]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S486 [24JA]

Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, S232–S234 [17JA]

Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency: require open recommendations from inspectors general at Federal agencies that have remained unimplemented for more than a year be posted to a website (S. 2178), S2885 [23MY]

Courts: indictment of Backpage.com (Internet site) executives for facilitating prostitution, money laundering, and other crimes, S2053, S2081 [11AP]

Crime: allow State prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking, provide civil remedies for victims of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation, and clarify interactive computer services’ role in sex trafficking (H.R. 1865), S85–S87 [9JA], S1293 [28FE], S1295 [1MR], S1401 [6MR], S1660–S1662 [13MR], S1849–S1861, S1864–S1872 [21MR], S2053, S2079–S2081 [11AP]

——— allow State prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking, provide civil remedies for victims of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation, and clarify interactive computer services’ role in sex trafficking (S. 1693), S53 [8JA], S85–S87 [9JA], S145 [11JA], S278 [18JA], S5100 [19JY]

——— allow State prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking, provide civil remedies for victims, and clarify interactive computer services’ role in sex trafficking (H.R. 1865), motion to proceed, S1731 [14MR], S1741, S1744, S1759 [15MR], S1773, S1774, S1780–S1783 [19MR], S1799, S1801, S1807, S1816, S1827–S1830, S1833 [20MR]

——— allow State prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking, provide civil remedies for victims, and clarify interactive computer services’ role in sex trafficking (H.R. 1865), unanimous-consent agreement, S1784 [19MR]

——— clarify that efforts of interactive computer service providers or users to identify, restrict access to, or remove objectionable online material shall not be considered in determining liability of the provider or user, S1829 [20MR], S1869, S1871 [21MR]

——— enhance penalties for stalkers of children (H.R. 4203), S8036 [22DE]

——— make certain changes to reporting requirements of certain service providers relative to child sexual exploitation visual depictions (S. 3170), S6364 [27SE]

——— protect websites that attempt to moderate online sex trafficking content even if efforts are taken in bad faith, S1807 [20MR]

Cyberspace Solarium Commission: establish, S3927 [13JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in emerging harbor projects (S. 3360), S5761 [21AU]

Dept. of Commerce: assess and analyze effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the economy (S. 645), S7621, S7622 [13DE]

Dept. of Defense: establish a website listing defense contractors convicted of defrauding the Federal Government, S3965 [18JN]

——— implement online computerized assessment to detect behaviors indicating suicide risk and other mental health conditions for Armed Forces members, S6213 [18SE]

——— use U.S. Cyber Command Cyber Mission Force to engage Russian cyber operators and disrupt their clandestine influence operations that could interfere in U.S. elections, S1398 [6MR]

Dept. of Education: support coding education (S. 3122), S5477 [31JY], S5910 [23AU]

Dept. of Energy: establish a pilot program to identify security vulnerabilities of certain entities in the energy sector (S. 79), S7953, S7954 [19DE]

Dept. of HHS: require States to adopt a centralized system to expedite placement of children in foster care or guardianship, or for adoption, across State lines, and provide grants to States to develop such a system, S796 [8FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency (H.R. 3359), S6503 [3OC]

——— establish a computer bug bounty pilot program (S. 1281), S2223 [17AP]

——— establish a data framework to provide access for appropriate personnel to law enforcement and other departmental information (H.R. 2454), S7371 [6DE]

——— establish a vulnerability disclosure policy and a bug bounty program (H.R. 7327), S7950 [19DE]

——— establish an election security grant program (S. 3116), S4989 [17JY]

——— place restrictions on searches and seizures of electronic devices at the border by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (S. 2462), S1249 [27FE]

Dept. of Justice: investigation and prosecution of website operators that criminally facilitate sex trafficking or sexual exploitation of children funding, S1807, S1829 [20MR], S1851, S1869, S1871 [21MR]

——— release of documents relative to investigation into foreign interference in elections, S2362 [24AP]

Dept. of State: decision to not impose certain sanctions on Russia, S559 [30JA], S808 [8FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: urge compliance with Committee on Finance (Senate) request for documentation relative to investigation into relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S5974 [28AU], S6272 [24SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: study effectiveness of Veterans Crisis Line in preventing veteran suicide, S4271, S4272 [20JN]

Election Assistance Commission: election security grant program funding, S5245–S5249 [24JY], S5399 [26JY], S5469 [31JY], S5534 [1AU]

Elections: protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats, S2856 [23MY], S3743 [12JN]

——— protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats (S. 2261), S145 [11JA], S671, S672 [7FE], S1374 [6MR], S5821 [22AU]

——— protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats (S. 2593), S1913 [22MR], S5057 [18JY], S5247 [24JY], S5499 [31JY]

Facebook, Inc.: concerns over online privacy and abuse of data obtained by social media platforms, S3013 [6JN]

FBI: investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S508 [25JA]

FCC: decision to repeal net neutrality regulations, S5–S8 [3JA], S174 [16JA], S1204 [26FE]

——— disapprove rule on net neutrality (S.J. Res. 52), S1224, S1231 [27FE], S1346 [6MR], S2559, S2560, S2564, S2568, S2581–S2589 [9MY], S2672 [15MY], S2688–S2710 [16MY], S2741 [17MY], S3397 [11JN], S3744 [12JN]

——— ensure Internet openness, prohibit blocking or throttling of content and devices, and paid prioritization, require transparency of network management, and classify broadband as an information service (S. 2853), S2699–S2701, S2708 [16MY]

——— ensure Internet openness, prohibit blocking or throttling of content and devices, and paid prioritization, require transparency of network management, and classify broadband as information service (S. 2853), unanimous-consent request, S2700, S2701 [16MY]

——— establish Task Force for Meeting the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the U.S. (S. 2343), S7367, S7368 [6DE]

——— expand broadband Internet access service to rural areas, S900 [13FE]

——— make Wi-Fi access on schoolbuses eligible for support from FCC Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-rate) program (S. 2958), S2935 [24MY]

——— reform Mobility Phase II challenge process relative to mobile voice and wireless broadband coverage (S. 2955), S2934 [24MY]

FEC: enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements (S. 1989), S1755 [15MR]

Federal Acquisition Security Council: establish to provide executive agencies with authorities relative to mitigating supply chain risks in procurement of information technology (H.R. 7327), S7950 [19DE]

——— establish to provide executive agencies with authorities relative to mitigating supply chain risks in procurement of information technology (S. 3085), S7809–S7817 [18DE]

Federal agencies and departments: improve and modernize digital services and websites and promote use of digital processes over paper-based and in-person encounters (H.R. 5759), S7453 [11DE]

——— modernize Government information technology, S5497–S5499 [31JY]

Firearms: ensure that all firearms are traceable by prohibiting the manufacture or possession of 3-D printed guns made of plastic (S. 3300), S5470 [31JY]

——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3-D printed plastic guns, S5344 [25JY]

——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3-D printed plastic guns (S. 3304), S5465, S5469–S5472, S5506 [31JY]

——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3-D printed plastic guns (S. 3304), unanimous-consent request, S5469, S5470 [31JY]

——— require an electronic, searchable database of the importation, production, shipment, receipt, sale or other disposition of firearms (S. 2974), S2935 [24MY]

Foreign policy: provide congressional review and impose sanctions on Iran, Russia, and North Korea to counter aggression (H.R. 3364), S639 [6FE], S808 [8FE], S4338 [21JN]

——— reaffirm congressional support for U.S. intelligence agencies and diplomats and declare that an attack on election system by a foreign power is a hostile act, S5247 [24JY]

——— strengthen NATO, combat international cybercrime, and impose additional sanctions on Russia (S. 3336), S7128 [27NO]

FTC: require data brokers to establish procedures to ensure accuracy of collected personal information, S1573 [8MR]

——— require operators that provide online and similar services to educational agencies or institutions to protect the privacy and security of personally identifiable information (S. 2640), S2042 [10AP]

Hopper, Grace: tribute (S. Res. 593), S5390 [25JY]

Intelligence services: improve foreign intelligence collection and safeguards, accountability, and oversight of acquisitions of foreign intelligence and extend authorities on searching certain communications, S173–S180 [16JA], S213, S224–S227, S235–S242 [17JA], S265, S270 [18JA], S439 [22JA], S7830–S7832 [19DE]

Iran: condemn human rights violations and violence or retribution targeting antigovernment demonstrators and support freedoms of speech, press, religion, association, and assembly, S126 [10JA]

——— condemn terrorist funding, oppression of antigovernment demonstrators, and interference with social media and reaffirm U.S. support of freedoms of speech and assembly and establishment of a democratic system, S2, S16 [3JA], S35, S42 [4JA], S59 [8JA]

IRS: establish a nationwide program to provide personal identification numbers to taxpayers to help prevent tax-related identity theft (S. 3186), S4844 [9JY]

Law enforcement: improve access to data stored across borders by encouraging governments to develop a framework for technology companies to comply with investigative demands, S1923 [22MR]

——— improve access to data stored across borders by encouraging governments to develop a framework for technology companies to comply with investigative demands (S. 2383), S595 [5FE]

Medicare: expand use of telehealth services for treatment of opioid use disorder and other substance use disorders, S6210 [18SE]

Micron Technology, Inc.: anniversary, S6435 [2OC]

Mueller, Robert S., III: special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S144, S148–S150 [11JA], S619 [6FE], S1341 [5MR], S2024 [10AP], S2086 [12AP], S2741 [17MY], S2784 [21MY], S2805 [22MY], S2845, S2847–S2850 [23MY], S2890 [24MY], S2955 [4JN], S2974 [5JN], S3865 [13JN], S5511 [31JY], S6944–S6947 [14NO], S6970, S7020 [15NO], S7128 [27NO], S7153, S7154 [28NO], S7199 [29NO], S7849–S7851 [19DE]

National Ada Lovelace Day: designate (S. Res. 592), S5390 [25JY]

NATO: reaffirm U.S. commitment, accept recommendations of allies to combat Russian cyber warfare, and support efforts to counter Russian aggression (S. Res. 535), S3010 [6JN]

——— reaffirm U.S. commitment, support efforts to counter Russian aggression, prioritize strategy to counter Russian efforts to interfere in U.S. elections, and promote alliances and partnerships for shared challenges, S4860–S4866, S4868 [10JY], S4896 [11JY], S4934 [12JY], S5244 [24JY]

News media: use of propaganda and misinformation to create polarization, S6375–S6378 [28SE]

NIST: disseminate resources to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks (S. 770), S5561 [1AU]

Ravalli County, MT: tribute to Ravalli County Sheriff’s Dept., for response to threatening comments and social media posts of Darby High School student, S1313 [1MR]

Russia: develop strategy to expose and deter interference in U.S. elections and other democratic countries, S2306–S2308 [19AP], S4977, S4978 [17JY], S5028 [18JY]

——— efforts to influence U.S. elections, S2424, S2427 [25AP], S2856 [23MY], S4706 [28JN]

——— enforce sanctions, conduct hearings on U.S.-Russia summit meeting, protect special counsel investigation, and address security of U.S. elections, S4986–S4990 [17JY]

——— impose sanctions in response to cyber intrusions, aggression, and destabilizing activities, S2192 [17AP]

——— strengthen U.S. response to election interference, S5321 [25JY]

——— use of social media to spread divisive or false information in order to weaken the U.S. from within, S5493–S5495 [31JY]

Senate: legislative priorities, S276 [18JA]

Senior citizens: prevent elder abuse and exploitation and improve the justice system’s response to victims in elder abuse and exploitation cases (S. 178), S7841 [19DE]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to foreign policy and use of social media, S3 [3JA]

Voting: require States to automatically register eligible voters (S. 2106), S7118 [27NO]

——— require voting systems to produce voter-verified, auditable paper records of votes, accessibility for disabled individuals, and post-election risk-limiting audits (S. 3049), S5248 [24JY]

Zuckerberg, Mark: congressional testimony relative to online privacy and abuse of data obtained by social media platforms, S2025 [10AP]

Reports filed

Access to Telehealth Services for Opioid Use Disorders Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5603) (H. Rept. 115–745), H5092 [12JN]

Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics and Mitigation Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 6443) (H. Rept. 115–910), H7775 [28AU]

Allow Servicemembers To Terminate Their Cable, Satellite Television, and Internet Access Service Contracts While Deployed: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2409) (H. Rept. 115–866), H7153 [24JY]

Allow States and Victims To Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1865) (H. Rept. 115–572), H1220 [20FE]

Combat Online Predators Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4203) (H. Rept. 115–627), H3094 [10AP]

Consideration of H.R. 1865, Allow States and Victims To Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 748) (H. Rept. 115–583), H1265 [26FE]

Consideration of H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act and H.R. 5445, 21st Century IRS Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 831) (H. Rept. 115–641), H3342 [16AP]

Consideration of S. 139, Foreign Intelligence Collection and Safeguards, Accountability, and Acquisition Oversight Improvements and Extension of Communications Search Authority: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 682) (H. Rept. 115–504), H82 [9JA]

Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 6743) (H. Rept. 115–1097), H10586 [21DE]

Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Services for Constituents (CASES) Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3076) (H. Rept. 115–826), H6262 [16JY]

Cyber Scholarship Opportunities Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 754) (S. Rept. 115–263), S2991 [5JN]

CyberTipline Modernization Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3170), S6221 [18SE]

Dept. of HHS Promotion of Testing of Incentive Payments for Adoption and Use of Certified Electronic Health Records Technology by Behavioral Health Providers: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3331) (H. Rept. 115–720), H5020 [8JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security Data Framework Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2397) (S. Rept. 115–380), S7088 [26NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security Position of Chief Data Officer Establishment: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 6447) (H. Rept. 115–915), H7823 [4SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security Transmittal of Documents on Information Produced and Disseminated Relative to Cybersecurity Threats Posed by ZTE Corp., in China: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H. Res. 898) (H. Rept. 115–714), H5020 [8JN]

DHS Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 5733) (H. Rept. 115–777), H5580 [22JN]

Digital Global Access Policy (GAP) Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 600), S6630 [5OC]

Electronic Message Preservation Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1376) (H. Rept. 115–824), H6262 [16JY]

Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3608) (H. Rept. 115–1048), H9666 [27NO]

Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3528) (H. Rept. 115–748), H5092 [12JN]

Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3085), S7088 [26NO]

——— Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3085) (S. Rept. 115–408), S7274 [4DE]

Federal CIO Authorization Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 6901) (H. Rept. 115–987), H9430 [12OC]

Federal Information Systems Safeguards Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3208) (S. Rept. 115–382), S7088 [26NO]

Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3437) (S. Rept. 115–385), S7088 [26NO]

Fight Illicit Networks and Detect (FIND) Trafficking Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 6069) (H. Rept. 115–781), H5647 [25JN]

Financial Technology Protection Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5036) (H. Rept. 115–984), H9088 [26SE]

FITARA Enhancement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1867) (S. Rept. 115–244), S2622 [10MY]

Hack the Dept. of Homeland Security (Hack DHS) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1281) (S. Rept. 115–209), S1219 [26FE]

——— Committee on Homeland Security (House) (S. 1281) (H. Rept. 115–964), H8882 [25SE]

Inspector General Recommendation Transparency Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2178) (S. Rept. 115–245), S2622 [10MY]

Iran Human Rights and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 4744) (H. Rept. 115–642), H3440 [18AP]

Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 645) (S. Rept. 115–341), S6438 [2OC]

Modernizing Congressional Reporting Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3027) (S. Rept. 115–333), S6028 [4SE]

National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 594) (S. Rept. 115–410), S7274 [4DE]

Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5175) (H. Rept. 115–951), H8724 [13SE]

Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2343) (S. Rept. 115–342), S6438 [2OC]

——— Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4881) (H. Rept. 115–837), H6556 [18JY]

Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors (PASS) Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5773) (H. Rept. 115–761), H5283 [19JN]

Public-Private Cybersecurity Cooperation Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 6735) (H. Rept. 115–961), H8882 [25SE]

Reaffirm U.S. Commitment to NATO, Support Efforts To Counter Russian Aggression, Commit to Enlargement, and Urge Members To Cooperate at Summit To Strengthen the Alliance: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 557), S5003 [17JY]

Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services (RAY BAUM’S) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4986) (H. Rept. 115–587), H1440 [6MR]

Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4824) (H. Rept. 115–881), H7741 [3AU]

Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2418) (S. Rept. 115–345), S6731 [9OC]

Russian Active Measures for the 115th Congress: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H. Rept. 115–1110), H10605 [31DE]

Securing Energy Infrastructure Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 79) (S. Rept. 115–246), S2622 [10MY]

Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4668) (H. Rept. 115–654), H3574 [25AP]

Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3170) (H. Rept. 115–653), H3574 [25AP]

Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5054) (H. Rept. 115–1094), H10586 [21DE]

Social Media Use in Clearance Investigations Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3737) (H. Rept. 115–512), H168 [11JA]

Social Security Online Tools Innovation Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3309) (H. Rept. 115–932), H8106 [10SE]

Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4841) (H. Rept. 115–747), H5092 [12JN]

State of Modern Application, Research, and Trends of IoT (SMART IoT) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 6032) (H. Rept. 115–1003), H9462 [2NO]

Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1693) (S. Rept. 115–199), S138 [10JA]

Support for Rapid Innovation Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 278) (S. Rept. 115–444), S7925 [19DE]

Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H.R. 4323), S6141 [12SE]

21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (21st Century IDEA): Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3050) (S. Rept. 115–418), S7318 [5DE]

——— Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 5759) (H. Rept. 115–1055), H9742 [29NO]

21st Century IRS Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5445) (H. Rept. 115–638), H3314 [13AP]

VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 5520) (H. Rept. 115–690), H4241 [18MY]

Veterans’ Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 4245) (H. Rept. 115–691), H4283 [21MY]

Statements

Allow States and Victims To Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act: John F. Clark, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, H1298 [27FE]

——— Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook, Inc., H1295 [27FE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 98, correct enrollment of S. 139, foreign intelligence collection and safeguards, accountability, and acquisition oversight improvements and extension of communications search authority, H162 [11JA]

H. Res. 676, condemn Iranian human rights violations and issue targeted sanctions, support antigovernment protesters and freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and promote access to communications technology and social media, H51 [9JA]

H. Res. 682, consideration of S. 139, foreign intelligence collection and safeguards, accountability, and acquisition oversight improvements and extension of communications search authority, H103 [10JA]

H. Res. 748, consideration of H.R. 1865, Allow States and Victims To Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, H1277 [27FE]

H. Res. 831, consideration of H.R. 5444, of Taxpayer First Act and H.R. 5445, 21st Century IRS Act, H3405 [18AP]

H.R. 1376, Electronic Message Preservation Act, H6199 [16JY]

H.R. 1865, Allow States and Victims To Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, H1301 [27FE]

H.R. 1997, Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act, H757 [5FE]

H.R. 2409, allow Armed Forces servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed, H7130 [24JY]

H.R. 3076, Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Services for Constituents (CASES) Act, H6209 [16JY]

H.R. 3170, Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act, H3797 [8MY]

H.R. 3202, Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act, H43 [9JA]

H.R. 3331, Dept. of HHS testing of incentive payments for adoption and use of certified electronic health records technology by behavioral health providers, H5032 [12JN]

H.R. 3359, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act, H9501–H9506 [13NO]

H.R. 3737, Social Media Use in Clearance Investigations Act, H1416 [6MR]

H.R. 4203, Combat Online Predators Act, S8036 [22DE], H3078 [10AP]

H.R. 4245, Veterans’ Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act, H4253 [21MY]

H.R. 4284, Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids (INFO) Act, H5034 [12JN]

H.R. 4744, Iran Human Rights and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act, H3464–H3466 [24AP]

H.R. 4824, Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act, H8130 [12SE]

H.R. 4881, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act, H6595 [23JY]

H.R. 4986, Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services (RAY BAUM’S) Act, H1399–H1408 [6MR]

H.R. 5036, Financial Technology Protection Act, H9060 [26SE]

H.R. 5433, Hack Your State Dept. Act, H8878 [25SE]

H.R. 5443, require electronic filing of annual tax returns of exempt organizations and provide for making such returns available for public inspection, H3371 [17AP]

H.R. 5445, 21st Century IRS Act, H3422–H3424 [18AP]

H.R. 5483, Special Registration for Telemedicine Clarification Act, H5060 [12JN]

H.R. 5576, Cyber Deterrence and Response Act, H7843–H7845 [5SE]

H.R. 5733, DHS Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act, H5630 [25JN]

H.R. 5759, 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (21st Century IDEA), H9720 [29NO]

H.R. 5773, Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors (PASS) Act, H5258 [19JN]

H.R. 6032, State of Modern Application, Research, and Trends of IoT (SMART IoT) Act, H9675 [28NO]

H.R. 6069, Fight Illicit Networks and Detect (FIND) Trafficking Act, H5589 [25JN]

H.R. 6219, Georgia Support Act, H10140 [12DE]

H.R. 6418, VA Website Accessibility Act, H10427 [20DE]

H.R. 6443, Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics and Mitigation Act, H7793 [4SE]

H.R. 6447, Dept. of Homeland Security Chief Data Officer position establishment, H7801 [4SE]

H.R. 6735, Public-Private Cybersecurity Cooperation Act, H8746 [25SE]

H.R. 6901, Federal CIO Authorization Act, H9723–H9725 [29NO]

H.R. 7327, Strengthening and Enhancing Cyber-Capabilities by Utilizing Risk Exposure (SECURE) Technology Act, H10291–H10296 [19DE]

S. 79, Securing Energy Infrastructure Act, S7953 [19DE]

S. 139, foreign intelligence collection and safeguards, accountability, and acquisition oversight improvements and extension of communications search authority, H137–H142 [11JA]

S. 770, Making Available Information Now To Strengthen Trust and Resilience and Enhance Enterprise Technology (MAIN STREET) Cybersecurity Act, H7201 [25JY]

S. 1281, Hack the Department of Homeland Security (Hack DHS) Act, S2224 [17AP]

S. 2178, Inspector General Recommendation Transparency Act, S2885 [23MY]

S. 2343, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act, S7367 [6DE]

S. 2958, make Wi-Fi access on schoolbuses eligible for support from FCC Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-rate), S2935 [24MY]

S. 2965, Clean Slate for Kids Online Act, S2935 [24MY]

S. 3085, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act, S7813–S7817 [18DE]

S. 3170, CyberTipline Modernization Act, S4738–S4740 [28JN], H10153–H10155 [12DE]

S. 3360, Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act, S5761 [21AU]

S. 3464, Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics and Mitigation Act, S6226 [18SE]

S. 3784, Investing in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act, S7928–S7930 [19DE]

S. Res. 367, condemn Iranian terrorist funding, oppression of antigovernment demonstrators, and interference with social media and reaffirm U.S. support of freedoms of speech and assembly and establishment of a democratic system, S47 [4JA]

S. Res. 368, condemn Iranian human rights violations and violence or retribution targeting antigovernment demonstrators and support freedoms of speech, press, religion, association, and assembly, S47 [4JA]

S. Res. 433, declare enactment of Marketplace Fairness Act would harm the economy by creating an online sales tax that would create undue burden on small businesses and entrepreneurs and provide no benefit to States without sales taxes, S1688 [13MR]

S. Res. 523, encourage companies to apply privacy protections included in European Union General Data Protection Regulation to U.S. citizens, S2937 [24MY]

S. Res. 535, reaffirm U.S. commitment to NATO, accept recommendations of allies to combat Russian cyber warfare, and support efforts to counter Russian aggression, S3037 [6JN]

S. Res. 557, reaffirm U.S. commitment to NATO, support efforts to counter Russian aggression, commit to enlargement, and urge members to cooperate at summit to strengthen the alliance, S4516 [27JN]

S. Res. 564, hold Russia accountable for election interference and efforts to undermine democracy in the U.S. and abroad, S4744 [28JN]

S. Res. 592, National Ada Lovelace Day, S5373 [25JY]

S. Res. 593, tribute to Grace Hopper, S5373 [25JY]

S. Res. 653, National Day on Writing, S6346 [26SE]

S. Res. 736, Cyber League of Indo-Pacific States establishment, S7932 [19DE]

S.J. Res. 52, disapprove FCC rule on net neutrality, S2709 [16MY]