It has the makings of a quiet early April with the House and Senate gone for their annual spring recess -- but last week was pretty lively, especially in the area of new legislation. As reported in Theresa Poulson's Friday bill round-up, a slew of tech measures were introduced. Here are a few:
H.R. 1739 would require the approval of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judge or a U.S. magistrate judge for subpoenas on telephone, e-mail and financial records.
H.R. 1758 would authorize H-1B visas for highly skilled workers at workplaces contributing to college financial aid.
H.R. 1689 aims to combat illegal downloading on college and university campuses.
H.R. 1788 would redirect unused spectrum to promote the deployment of commercial, high-speed Internet technologies for public-safety communications.
H.R. 1694 would give state, local and tribal governments more flexibility in using federal funds for information- and intelligence-sharing activities.
S. 1065 would review and expand telecommunications programs for health and mental health in the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments.
H.R. 1685 seeks to protect consumers from identity theft and require notice of security breaches that could lead to ID theft.
H.R. 1775 would amend the Freedom of Information Act to require the disclosure of certain information related to federal contractors.
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