Let's Get Political

Entrepreneur,  July, 2001  

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Let's Get Political

TAMING THIS BEAST WE CALL THE NET HAS PROVED QUITE A CHALLENGE FOR
CONGRESS: IO TECH BILLS THAT COULD AFFECT YOUR BUSINESS.


Giseia M. Pedroza

BILL                            SPONSOR

H.CON. RES. 22,                 Rep. Jim Saxton
Expressing the Sense of         (R-NJ)
Congress Regarding Internet
Security and 'Cyberterrorism'






H.R.89, Online                  Rep. Rodney
Privacy Protection              P. Frelinghuysen
Act of 2001                     (R-NJ)



H.R.91, Social Security Online  Rep. Rodney
Privacy Act                     P. Frelinghuysen
                                (R-NJ)



H.R.95, Unsolicited             Rep. Gene Green (D-TX);
Commercial                      Rep. Bob Goodlatte
Electronic Act of               (R-VA)
2001; H.R. 1017,
Anti-Spamming Act of 2001



H.R.237, Consumer               Rep. Anna G. Eshoo
Interenet Privacy               (D-CA)
Enhancement Act




H.R.782, People's Access to     Rep. Phil English
Government Information Act      (R-PA)






S.197, Spyware                  Sen. John Edwards (D-NC)
Control and Privacy
Protection Act of 2001




H.R. 237, Small Business        Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN)
Paperwork
Relief Act


S.245, To Make Permanent        Sen. Bob Smith (R-NH);
the Moratorium on the Federal   Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Imposition of Taxes on the
Internet; S.288, Internet Tax









H.R.524, Electronic Commerce    Rep. James
Enhancement Act of 2001         A. Barcia
                                (D-MI0





Giseia M. Pedroza

BILL                            WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU

H.CON. RES. 22,                 Would designate hacking as a
Expressing the Sense of         threat to the nation's
Congress Regarding Internet     electronic infrastructure and
Security and 'Cyberterrorism'   give a revised legal framework
                                for the prosecution of hackers.
                                Hackers just might think twice
                                before going after your Web site,
                                because this bill would make the
                                consequences much more serious.

H.R.89, Online                  Aims to bar Web site operators
Privacy Protection              from collecting, using or
Act of 2001                     disclosing personal information
                                about individuals without
                                getting permission first.

H.R.91, Social Security Online  Would prohibit interactive
Privacy Act                     computer services from
                                disclosing a person's Social
                                Security number to a third
                                party without written consent.

H.R.95, Unsolicited             These bills would
Commercial                      make it unlawful
Electronic Act of               to send unsolicited e-mail
2001; H.R. 1017,                (spam) without having a valid
Anti-Spamming Act of 2001       e-mail address recipients
                                can use to opt out
                                of receiving future messages.

H.R.237, Consumer               Would prohibit a commercial Web
Interenet Privacy               site operator from collecting
Enhancement Act                 personally identifiable
                                information without informing
                                users and allowing them to
                                limit its use and disclosure.

H.R.782, People's Access to     Would establish a Web site that
Government Information Act      outlines financial assistance
                                available from a
                                variety of agencies;
                                also would include forms,
                                an outline of requirements and
                                details on how to apply.

S.197, Spyware                  Software used to collect
Control and Privacy             information about users would
Protection Act of 2001          have to disclose what's being
                                gathered and allow users to opt
                                out. Users would be warned before
                                downloading tracking software.

H.R. 237, Small Business        Would make information
Paperwork                       regarding federal paperwork
Relief Act                      requirements for small business
                                available via a Web site.

S.245, To Make Permanent        One would make the moratorium
the Moratorium on the Federal   on imposing federal taxes on
Imposition of Taxes on the      Internet access permanent; the
Internet; S.288, Internet Tax   other proposes extending it
                                for another five years while
                                encouraging states to simplify
                                their sales and use taxes.
                                The would ensure that accessing
                                the Net will be tax-free in the
                                forseeable future and simplify
                                how much tax to charge for
                                e-commerce transactions.

H.R.524, Electronic Commerce    Would require the National
Enhancement Act of 2001         Institute of Standards and
                                Technology to help small and
                                midsized businesses integrate
                                and utilize e-commerce.

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