Darren Mitton (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} blackwingbear) wrote,@ 2007-02-13 17:51:00 |
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Kiss your freedoms goodbye!
It was a busy week in Congress in terms of introducing new privacy-related legislation. To my U.S. readers, here are the new bills that your "leaders" want to pass in order to limit your freedoms and civil-rights:
1. A bill to repeal section 216 of the Federal Power Act (as added by the Energy Policy Act of 2005) providing for the use of eminent domain authority for the construction of certain electric power lines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 809
2. A bill to amend certain provisions of the Federal Power Act added by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 relating to the use of eminent domain authority for the construction of electric power lines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 810
3. Personal Data Privacy And Security Act of 2007. S. 495
4. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to better assure cyber-security, and for other purposes. H. R. 836
5. Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today’s Youth Act (SAFETY) of 2007. H.R. 837
6. A bill to prohibit the obtaining of customer information from telecommunications carriers by false pretenses, and the sale or disclosure of such records obtained by false pretenses. H.R. 852
7. A joint resolution proposing an amendment the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage. H.J.Res. 22
8. A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. S.519
9. A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. H.R.876
10. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require individuals to present a government-issued photo identification as a condition of voting in elections for Federal office, to prohibit any individual from tabulating votes in an election for Federal office unless the individual has been subject to a criminal background check, and for other purposes. H.R.879
11. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, and for other purposes. H.R.880
12. Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act. H.R. 936
13. Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007. H.R.948
14. Data Accountability and Trust Act. H.R.958
15. Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act (SPY ACT). H.R.964
# A joint resolution proposing an amendment the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage. [H. J.Res. 22]
# A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Members of the House are not immune from having their offices searched; to the Committee on the Judiciary [H. Res. 88]
# A resolution reaffirming the constitutional and statutory protections accorded sealed domestic mail, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Introduced in Senate) [S. Res. 22]
# Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2007.[S.350]
# Calling for the removal of all restrictions from the public, the press, and military families in mourning that would prohibit their presence at the arrival at military installations in the United States or overseas of the remains of the Nation’s fallen heroes, the members of the Armed Forces who have died in Iraq or Afghanistan, with the assurance that family requests for privacy will be respected. [H.Con.Res. 29]
# Data Accountability and Trust Act.[H.R.958]
# David Shick Honesty in Campus Justice Act.[H.R.128]
# Employment Eligibility Verification and Anti-Identity Theft Act.[H.R.138]
# Federal Agency Data Mining Reporting Act of 2007 (Introduced in Senate) [S. 236]
# Federal Agency Data Privacy Protection Act (Introduced in House) [H.R.516]
# Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Oversight and Resource Enhancement Act of 2007. [S. 187]
# Foreign Surveillance Expedited Review Act.[S.139]
# Freedom from Automated Political Calls Act.[H.R. 372]
# Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007.[S.358]
# Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007.[H.R.493]
# Global Online Freedom Act of 2007.[H.R. 275]
# Identity Theft Notification Act of 2007[H.R.136]
# Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007[H.R.1]
# Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today’s Youth Act (SAFETY) of 2007[H.R.837]
# Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2007 (KIDS Act of 2007) [H.R. 719]
# Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2007 (KIDS Act of 2007).[S.431]
# Marriage Protection Act of 2007.[H.R.724]
# Methamphetamine and Identity Theft Study Act of 2007.[H.R.246]
# Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act (Introduced in Senate)[S.239]
# NSA Oversight Act.[H.R.11]
# Personal Data Privacy And Security Act Of 2007. (Introduced in Senate)[S.495]
# Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2007[H.R.740]
# Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act.[H.R.936]
# Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act. [S.49]
# Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act.[S.92]
# Right to Life Act.[H.R.618]
# Robo Calls Off Phones (Robo COP) Act.[H.R. 248]
# Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2007.[H.R. 623]
# Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act (SPY ACT).[H.R. 964]
# Social Security Misuse Prevention Act. (Introduced in Senate)[S.238]
# Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007.[H.R.948]
# Soldiers Targeted by Offensive Profiteering Act of 2007.[H.R.269]
# Taxpayer Abuse and Harassment Prevention Act of 2007.[H.R.695]
# Title X Family Planning Act.[S.351]
# Truth in Caller ID Act of 2007[H.R.251]
# To amend certain provisions of the Federal Power Act added by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 relating to the use of eminent domain authority for the construction of electric power lines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce[H.R.810]
# To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require individuals to present a government-issued photo identification as a condition of voting in elections for Federal office, to prohibit any individual from tabulating votes in an election for Federal office unless the individual has been subject to a criminal background check, and for other purposes. [H.R.879]
# To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify the investigative authorities of the privacy officer of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes (Introduced in Senate) [S.332]
# To amend title 18, United States Code, to better assure cyber-security, and for other purposes.[H.R.836]
# To amend title 18, United States Code, to to reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, and for other purposes. [H.R.880]
# To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act and title III of the Public Health Service Act to improve access to information about individuals’ health care options and legal rights for care near the end of life, to promote advance care planning and decisionmaking so that individuals’ wishes are known should they become unable to speak for themselves, to engage health care providers in disseminating information about and assisting in the preparation of advance directives, which include living wills and durable powers of attorney for health care, and for other purposes.[S.465]
# To amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the requirements regarding advance directives in order to ensure that an individual’s health care decisions are complied with, and for other purposes.[S.464]
# To eliminate the requirement that States collect Social Security numbers from applicants for recreational license[H.R. 611]
# To ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed regarding the pain experienced by their unborn child[S.356]
# To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes.[S.519]
# To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes.[H.R..876]
# To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from using private debt collection companies, and for other purposes (Introduced in Senate) [S. 335]
# To prohibit the obtaining of customer information from telecommunications carriers by false pretenses, and the sale or disclosure of such records obtained by false pretenses. [H.R. 852]
# To repeal section 216 of the Federal Power Act (as added by the Energy Policy Act of 2005) providing for the use of eminent domain authority for the construction of certain electric power lines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce[H.R.809]
It was a busy week in Congress in terms of introducing new privacy-related legislation. To my U.S. readers, here are the new bills that your "leaders" want to pass in order to limit your freedoms and civil-rights:
1. A bill to repeal section 216 of the Federal Power Act (as added by the Energy Policy Act of 2005) providing for the use of eminent domain authority for the construction of certain electric power lines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 809
2. A bill to amend certain provisions of the Federal Power Act added by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 relating to the use of eminent domain authority for the construction of electric power lines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 810
3. Personal Data Privacy And Security Act of 2007. S. 495
4. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to better assure cyber-security, and for other purposes. H. R. 836
5. Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today’s Youth Act (SAFETY) of 2007. H.R. 837
6. A bill to prohibit the obtaining of customer information from telecommunications carriers by false pretenses, and the sale or disclosure of such records obtained by false pretenses. H.R. 852
7. A joint resolution proposing an amendment the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage. H.J.Res. 22
8. A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. S.519
9. A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. H.R.876
10. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require individuals to present a government-issued photo identification as a condition of voting in elections for Federal office, to prohibit any individual from tabulating votes in an election for Federal office unless the individual has been subject to a criminal background check, and for other purposes. H.R.879
11. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, and for other purposes. H.R.880
12. Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act. H.R. 936
13. Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007. H.R.948
14. Data Accountability and Trust Act. H.R.958
15. Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act (SPY ACT). H.R.964
# A joint resolution proposing an amendment the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage. [H. J.Res. 22]
# A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Members of the House are not immune from having their offices searched; to the Committee on the Judiciary [H. Res. 88]
# A resolution reaffirming the constitutional and statutory protections accorded sealed domestic mail, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Introduced in Senate) [S. Res. 22]
# Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2007.[S.350]
# Calling for the removal of all restrictions from the public, the press, and military families in mourning that would prohibit their presence at the arrival at military installations in the United States or overseas of the remains of the Nation’s fallen heroes, the members of the Armed Forces who have died in Iraq or Afghanistan, with the assurance that family requests for privacy will be respected. [H.Con.Res. 29]
# Data Accountability and Trust Act.[H.R.958]
# David Shick Honesty in Campus Justice Act.[H.R.128]
# Employment Eligibility Verification and Anti-Identity Theft Act.[H.R.138]
# Federal Agency Data Mining Reporting Act of 2007 (Introduced in Senate) [S. 236]
# Federal Agency Data Privacy Protection Act (Introduced in House) [H.R.516]
# Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Oversight and Resource Enhancement Act of 2007. [S. 187]
# Foreign Surveillance Expedited Review Act.[S.139]
# Freedom from Automated Political Calls Act.[H.R. 372]
# Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007.[S.358]
# Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007.[H.R.493]
# Global Online Freedom Act of 2007.[H.R. 275]
# Identity Theft Notification Act of 2007[H.R.136]
# Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007[H.R.1]
# Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today’s Youth Act (SAFETY) of 2007[H.R.837]
# Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2007 (KIDS Act of 2007) [H.R. 719]
# Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2007 (KIDS Act of 2007).[S.431]
# Marriage Protection Act of 2007.[H.R.724]
# Methamphetamine and Identity Theft Study Act of 2007.[H.R.246]
# Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act (Introduced in Senate)[S.239]
# NSA Oversight Act.[H.R.11]
# Personal Data Privacy And Security Act Of 2007. (Introduced in Senate)[S.495]
# Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2007[H.R.740]
# Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act.[H.R.936]
# Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act. [S.49]
# Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act.[S.92]
# Right to Life Act.[H.R.618]
# Robo Calls Off Phones (Robo COP) Act.[H.R. 248]
# Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2007.[H.R. 623]
# Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act (SPY ACT).[H.R. 964]
# Social Security Misuse Prevention Act. (Introduced in Senate)[S.238]
# Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007.[H.R.948]
# Soldiers Targeted by Offensive Profiteering Act of 2007.[H.R.269]
# Taxpayer Abuse and Harassment Prevention Act of 2007.[H.R.695]
# Title X Family Planning Act.[S.351]
# Truth in Caller ID Act of 2007[H.R.251]
# To amend certain provisions of the Federal Power Act added by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 relating to the use of eminent domain authority for the construction of electric power lines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce[H.R.810]
# To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require individuals to present a government-issued photo identification as a condition of voting in elections for Federal office, to prohibit any individual from tabulating votes in an election for Federal office unless the individual has been subject to a criminal background check, and for other purposes. [H.R.879]
# To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify the investigative authorities of the privacy officer of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes (Introduced in Senate) [S.332]
# To amend title 18, United States Code, to better assure cyber-security, and for other purposes.[H.R.836]
# To amend title 18, United States Code, to to reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, and for other purposes. [H.R.880]
# To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act and title III of the Public Health Service Act to improve access to information about individuals’ health care options and legal rights for care near the end of life, to promote advance care planning and decisionmaking so that individuals’ wishes are known should they become unable to speak for themselves, to engage health care providers in disseminating information about and assisting in the preparation of advance directives, which include living wills and durable powers of attorney for health care, and for other purposes.[S.465]
# To amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the requirements regarding advance directives in order to ensure that an individual’s health care decisions are complied with, and for other purposes.[S.464]
# To eliminate the requirement that States collect Social Security numbers from applicants for recreational license[H.R. 611]
# To ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed regarding the pain experienced by their unborn child[S.356]
# To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes.[S.519]
# To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes.[H.R..876]
# To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from using private debt collection companies, and for other purposes (Introduced in Senate) [S. 335]
# To prohibit the obtaining of customer information from telecommunications carriers by false pretenses, and the sale or disclosure of such records obtained by false pretenses. [H.R. 852]
# To repeal section 216 of the Federal Power Act (as added by the Energy Policy Act of 2005) providing for the use of eminent domain authority for the construction of certain electric power lines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce[H.R.809]
