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 [...]
The internet makes sharing information quick and easy, but sometimes it also facilitates the spread of misinformation. Such is the case with HR 3261, the Stop Internet Piracy Act (“SOPA“). Let me take a quick moment and point out that I do not support SOPA.Erick Erickson wrote a post last week that lays out some of [...]
Banning Cigars? The Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2011 S. 1461 was introduced by Senator Bill Nelson of Florida. The bill seeks to stop new FDA regulation that would increase the costs of production and sales of cigars in the United States. This will would seek to stop new regulations [...]
S. 1792 was introduced by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) on Nov. 1, 2011. The official title of this bill states that this is: a bill to clarify the authority of the United States Marshals Service to assist other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in the investigation of cases involving sex offenders and missing [...]
Senator Patrick Leahy introduced S. 968 the Protect IP Act of 2011 on May 11th, 2011. The bill had very little coverage until recently when Stop Online Piracy Act H.R. 3261 was brought to the House Floor. Since then more attention has been put upon S. 968. The Protect IP Act of 2011 gives new [...]
The House passed the bill back in June. Currently a patent goes to the first person that created/invented a technology. The first major thing that this bill would do is give the patent to the first person that applied for the patent with the USPTO office and not the person who invented the technology first. [...]
S. 978 was introduced in the Senate by Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) on May 11, 2011. This bill raises the punishment for copyright infringement of a public performance to a felony. This would most commonly be applied to “streaming” performances, where audience members broadcast events live on the internet for others to see without giving [...]
On May 16th, 2011 Senator Marco Rubio introduced S. 1009. The purpose of S. 1009 is to take money given to the states and use it to pay down on the National Debt. Only funds that have been deemed unwanted and extra would be taken back under this bill. Currently the bill has a House [...]
S.937 American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011 was introduced on May 9, 2011 by John Barrasso (R-WY). The primary purpose of this bill is to repeal certain barriers to domestic fuel production. The Congress found that the United States needs short- and long-term policies designed: to eliminate the reliance of the United States on foreign energy sources, to create [...]
On May 11, 2011 Michael Enzi (R-WY) introduced S. J. Res. 12. This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to give the States the right to repeal Federal Laws and Regulations. The one section of the bill is stated below: ‘Any provision of law or regulation of the United [...]
