Digital Equity Act of 2021 [S.2018]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Grants ]
A bill to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program, and for other purposes.
S.2018: Digital Equity Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/10/2021
Filter Bubble Transparency Act [S.2024]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Media and Advertising ]
A bill to require that internet platforms give users the option to engage with a platform without being manipulated by algorithms driven by user-specific data.
S.2024: Filter Bubble Transparency Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/10/2021
Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act [S.1988]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect access to telehealth services under the Medicare program.
S.1988: Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/09/2021
SHIELD Act Showing How Isolationism Effects Long-term Development Act [HB-3801]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
To require the Secretary of Commerce and Federal Trade Commission to conduct an assessment and analysis of regulations regarding data localization and to establish a compendium of such laws and develop a means for maintaining, tracking, and updating such compendium.
HB-3801: SHIELD Act Showing How Isolationism Effects Long-term Development Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Fred Upton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/09/2021
Disability Employment Incentive Act [HB-3765]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Disabilities ]
[Small Business ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include individuals receiving Social Security Disability Insurance benefits under the work opportunity credit, increase the work opportunity credit for vocational rehabilitation referrals, qualified SSI recipients, and qualified SSDI recipients, expand the disabled access credit, and enhance the deduction for expenditures to remove architectural and transportation barriers to the handicapped and elderly.
HB-3765: Disability Employment Incentive Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick
Introduced In House on 06/08/2021
AI for Consumer Product Safety Act Blockchain Innovation Act Digital Taxonomy Act [HB-3723]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Science ]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish a pilot program to explore the use of artificial intelligence in support of the mission of the Commission and direct the Secretary of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commission to study and report on the use of blockchain technology and digital tokens, respectively.
HB-3723: AI for Consumer Product Safety Act Blockchain Innovation Act Digital Taxonomy Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/24/2021
Blockchain Innovation Act [HB-3639]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Trade ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
To direct the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Federal Trade Commission, to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on the state of blockchain technology and its use in consumer protection, and for other purposes.
HB-3639: Blockchain Innovation Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Darren Soto
Referred To The Subcommittee On Consumer Protection And Commerce. on 05/31/2021
State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021 [S.1957]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Community Development ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
A bill to establish digital services in State, county, local, and Tribal governments, and for other purposes.
S.1957: State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 05/28/2021
Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act [HB-3611]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
To prohibit the discriminatory use of personal information by online platforms in any algorithmic process, to require transparency in the use of algorithmic processes and content moderation, and for other purposes.
HB-3611: Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Consumer Protection And Commerce. on 05/31/2021
Visit America Act [S.1947]
[Tourism ]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to authorize the position of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism, to statutorily establish the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, and for other purposes.
S.1947: Visit America Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 05/27/2021
Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act [S.1896]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Cybersecurity ]
A bill to prohibit the discriminatory use of personal information by online platforms in any algorithmic process, to require transparency in the use of algorithmic processes and content moderation, and for other purposes.
S.1896: Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 05/27/2021
Iran Sanctions Preservation Act [S.1950]
[International ]
[Trade ]
[National Security ]
A bill to impose strict conditions on the lifting of sanctions imposed with respect to the Islamic Republic of Iran.
S.1950: Iran Sanctions Preservation Act
Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/27/2021
Blockchain Promotion Act of 2021 [S.1869]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a working group to recommend to Congress a definition of blockchain technology, and for other purposes.
S.1869: Blockchain Promotion Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 05/27/2021
Recreation Not Red Tape Act [S.1874]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
A bill to promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation on Federal land and to increase opportunities for collaboration with non-Federal partners, and for other purposes.
S.1874: Recreation Not Red Tape Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 12/02/2021
Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act [S.1908]
[Telecommunications ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
[Grants ]
A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports, and for other purposes.
S.1908: Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 05/27/2021
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