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ENCRYPT Act of 2018 Ensuring National Constitutional Rights for Your Private Telecommunications Act of 2018 [HB-6044]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Data Privacy ]
ENCRYPT Act of 2018 Ensuring National Constitutional Rights for Your Private Telecommunications Act of 2018
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John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 [S.2987]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Military ]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
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John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 This bill authorizes FY2019 appropriations and sets forth policies regarding the military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD), military construction, and the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE). It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for: Procurement; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Operation and Maintenance; Cooperative Threat Reduction;
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Expressing support for the designation of June as National Gun Violence Awareness Month, and calling on Congress to address gun violence. [HR-920]
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[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Expressing support for the designation of June as National Gun Violence Awareness Month, and calling on Congress to address gun violence.
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Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act [HB-6001]
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[International ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act
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Office of Rural Broadband Act [S.2959]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Office of Rural Broadband Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish the Office of Rural Broadband, whose duties shall include: coordinating with the Rural Utilities Service and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to ensure the success of initiatives and programs, coordinating with the Universal Service Administrative Company to maintain information regarding programs that deploy rural broadband, coordinating with agencies to remove barriers to broadband deployment, and tracking broadband
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A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support. [S.2958]
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[Education ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Libraries ]
A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support. This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for support under the E-rate program, which provides discounted telecommunications services to certain schools and libraries.
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Online Job Training Act of 2018 [HB-5968]
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[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
Online Job Training Act of 2018
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VA MISSION Act of 2018 VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 [S.2906]
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[Veterans ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
VA MISSION Act of 2018 VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 This bill consolidates Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community care programs, revises other VA health care programs and facilities provisions, and makes appropriations for veterans care. The bill establishes the Veterans Community Care Program to furnish hospital care, medical services, and extended care services through certain non-VA providers to veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system or otherwise entitled to VA
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States. [HR-521]
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States. Supports the deployment and advancement of fifth generation (5G) mobile networks to encourage economic growth and reduce the digital divide between urban and rural areas. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should commit to modernizing infrastructure
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Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act [S.2826]
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[Telecommunications ]
[Taxes ]
[Trade ]
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[National Security ]
[Manufacturing ]
Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act This bill revises trade, finance, and tax provisions with respect to China. The bill directs the Department of Commerce to prohibit the export of certain U.S. technology and intellectual property to China. The bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to place a shareholder cap on Chinese investments in certain U.S. corporations. Federal agencies are prohibited from using or procuring telecommunications equipment or services from Huawei Technologies Company, ZTE Corporation, or any other entity reasonably
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Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017 [HB-4601]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017
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Save Net Neutrality Act of 2017 [HB-4585]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Save Net Neutrality Act of 2017 This bill prevents the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from using the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the matter of restoring Internet freedom adopted by the FCC on May 18, 2017, to satisfy the general notice requirement for ending the FCC's public-utility regulation of the Internet.
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VA MISSION Act of 2018 VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 [HB-5674]
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[Veterans ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
VA MISSION Act of 2018 VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 This bill consolidates Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community care programs, revises other VA health care programs and facilities provisions, and makes appropriations for veterans care. The bill establishes the Veterans Community Care Program to furnish hospital care, medical services, and extended care services through certain non-VA providers to veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system or otherwise entitled to VA
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Tribal Connect Act of 2018 [HB-5661]
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[Native American Affairs ]
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Tribal Connect Act of 2018 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to expand the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-rate) program to include support for Indian tribal libraries that are eligible for support under the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), without regard to whether the libraries are eligible for assistance from state library administrative agencies under the LSTA. The E-rate program provides discounted telecommunications services to certain schools and libraries. The Federal Communications Commission
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Transparency in Government Act of 2017 [HB-4504]
[Ethics ]
Transparency in Government Act of 2017
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Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018 [S.2418]
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Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018 This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to commence a rulemaking to establish a national standard for determining whether mobile broadband service in rural areas is reasonably comparable to the service provided in urban areas. The FCC shall gather data about the average signal strength and speed of mobile broadband service from the 20 most-populated urban areas. The service provided in rural areas shall be deemed reasonably comparable to urban areas if the average
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Vietnam Human Rights Act [HB-5621]
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[International ]
Vietnam Human Rights Act
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Open Internet Preservation Act [HB-4682]
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Open Internet Preservation Act This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 by prohibiting broadband internet access service providers from: (1) blocking lawful content, applications, services, or non-harmful devices; and (2) impairing or degrading lawful internet traffic on the basis of internet content, application, or service, or use of a non-harmful device. These prohibitions do not prevent providers from offering specialized services that are offered over the same network and may share network capacity with the broadband internet access
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Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 [S.2736]
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[National Security ]
[Trade ]
Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018
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Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2018 [S.2728]
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[Media and Advertising ]
Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2018 This bill requires online platform operators to inform a user, prior to a user creating an account or otherwise using the platform, that the user's personal data produced during online behavior will be collected and used by the operator and third parties. The operator must provide a user the option to specify privacy preferences, and an operator may deny certain services or complete access to a user if the user's privacy elections create inoperability in the platform. The operator must:
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