CDT | Legislation (105th)

View CDT's Congressional Agenda for the 110th Congress (published January 22, 2007)

Federal Publications Dissemination Act of 1998 (Warner)

10/16/1998: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 719.

S.2107

Government Paperwork Elimination Act (Abraham)

10/15/1998: Referred to the House Committee

CDT Notes: 10/20/98 —Included in massive spending bill.

H.R.3888

Telecommunications Competition and Consumer Protection Act of 1998 (Tauzin)

10/13/1998: Received in the Senate.

CDT Notes: Commerce Committee markup held 9/24/98, Amendment in the nature of a substitute passed, unsolicited commercial email section deferred.

S.2067

A bill to protect the privacy and constitutional rights of Americans, to establish standards and procedures regarding law enforcement access to decryption assistance for encrypted communications and stored electronic information, to affirm the rights of Americans to use and sell encryption products, and for other purposes. (Ashcroft)

10/13/1998: Referred to Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, Government.

H.R.1903

Computer Security Enhancement Act of 1997 (Sensenbrenner)

10/13/1998: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 718.

H.R.3783

Child Online Protection Act (Oxley)

10/08/1998: Received in the Senate.

CDT Notes:

9/11/98 -- Commerce Committee hearing CDT'S Testimony.
9/24/98 -- Full Committee approves substitute.
10/20/98 -- Included in massive spending bill.

H.R.4274

Child Protection Act of 1998 (Porter)

10/08/1998: Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4274

S.442

Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (Wyden)

10/07/1998: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection, for a period to be s

CDT Notes: 10/20/98 — 3 year moratorium included in massive spending bill.

S.2326

A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe regulations to protect the privacy of personal information collected from and about children on the Internet, to provide greater parental control over the collection and use of that information, and for other purposes. (Bryan)

10/01/1998: Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

CDT Notes:

9/23/98 —Senate Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications hearing. CDT's Testimony;
10/20/98 —Included in massive spending bill.

H.R.4321

Financial Information Privacy Act of 1998 (Leach)

09/25/1998: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 430.

CDT Notes: 9/24/98—Commerce Committee markup held, amendment in the nature of a substitute passed.