CISPA - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act Please take the time to review this bill. Share with your friends and family whether you agree with CISPA or not. This is a bill that should be made widely known to the American public as it will give the Government a lot access to private data. The [...]
Last week Kony 2012 was released on Youtube and in just six days it went viral getting 100 million views. Now U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) is wanting to aid in the capture of Joseph Kony and others like him. As soon as we have more information on this bill we will let you know. Check [...]
Trying to get Facebook and Netflix together Facebook last week unleashed another 60 social apps that automatically post music, purchases and other activities of its users, but still no information related to Netflix or any other commercial video-sharing apps, such as Hulu Plus. What’s the holdup? Currently due to the Video Privacy Protection Act, Facebook [...]
I would like to first thank our tipster and point out their concern. Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown is a sponsor of PIPA in the Senate. Today would be a good day to remind his constituents of that fact. Senator Sherrod Brown Supports PIPA. Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] Phone: 202-224-2315 Twitter: @SenSherrodBrown Contact form If your congressman [...]
On November 1st, 2011, The Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act H.R. 3308 was introduced by Congressman Raul Labrador (R-ID) and Congressman Mike Pompeo (R-KS). The bill would amend the current IRS Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies which would in turn lower the Corporate Tax Rate. Congressman Raul Labrador believes that we [...]
Today the House will vote on the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act. The REINS Act would require a vote from Congress on all major rules/regulations that would have an impact of greater than $100 Million on the Economy. This bill is being pushed due to the high amount of regulations [...]
The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2011 was introduced on Sep. 1, 2011 by Representative Frank Lobiondo (R-NJ). This bill would be to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2012 through 2015, and for other purposes. Official Summary 9/2/2011–Introduced.Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2011 – Authorizes FY2012-FY2014 appropriations for the [...]
The National Right to Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011 was introduced on Feb. 17, 2011 by Cliff Stearns (R-FL). H.R. 822 would require all states to allow out-of-state visitors to carry concealed firearms as long as the laws of the vistors’ home states allow them to do so. States would continue to issue their own [...]
The Stop Online Piracy Act or SOPA was introduced on Oct. 25, 2011 by Lamar Smith (R-TX). The main purpose of this bill would be to promote prosperity, creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation by combating the theft of U.S. property, and for other purposes. Some people are saying that this is the most serious threat of internet [...]
On September 23rd 2011, Congressman Kenny Marchant (R-TX) introduced H.R. 3038 the Airport Security Options Act. Currently, the TSA has applied a nationwide “blanket” freeze to airport applications seeking to opt-out of TSA in favor of certified private security. H.R. 3038 would help thaw TSA’s freeze and allow opt-out applications from airports to move forward. [...]
