WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today opposed a bill that needlessly imposes a layer of political review on investments in scientific research.
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Today, Congressmembers Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Blake Farenthold (R-TX) and Mike Bishop (R-MI) introduced the Ensuring National Constitutional Rights for Your Private Telecommunications (ENCRYPT) Act of 2016. The legislation would preempt state and local government encryption laws to ensure a uniform, national policy for the interstate issue of encryption technology. Recently, state legislators in California and New York have introduced bills to effectively ban encryption on any s...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today applauded the House Judiciary Committee announcement to hold a markup on the Email Privacy Act (H.R. 699), a bill that would update the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA).
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today joined colleagues in releasing the findings of a new report on broadband access in tribal lands of the United States.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Darrell Issa today sent a letter to Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller Gene Dodaro asking for a report on issues that may arise related to wireless spectrum and the Internet of Things (IoT).
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In a report issued at a Capitol Hill seminar Dec. 16, the Center for Data Innovation called for "comprehensive national strategies for the Internet of Things to ensure that the technology develops cohesively and rapidly."
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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) sent a letter calling on Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez to stop hotels from masking the true price of a room and include any mandatory fees to be listed as part of the hotel room rate. “During this holiday season, Americans across the country are booking travel to visit family and friends, or enjoy well-deserved breaks. Unfortunately, all too many are unaware of mandatory hotel and resort fees for services they did not ask for and di...
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Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA1) and Congresswoman Susan W. Brooks (R-IN5) today introduced a resolution, H. Res. 554, supporting the goals and ideals of Computer Science Education Week. Computer Science Week is celebrated December 7-13, 2015. “As someone who had a long career in the technology sector before coming to Congress, I know firsthand how important it is that our kids develop the skills they need to have bright futures in the 21st century workforce,” DelBene said. “The future of in...
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The U.S. government may soon need a warrant to access your old emails, thanks to a bill that seeks to close a decades-old loophole that was considered on Tuesday at a House Judiciary Committee hearing.
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WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee began considering a bill Tuesday to update a nearly 30-year-old law that allows government agents to read Americans' emails without a search warrant if the messages are at least six months old.
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