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MY DATA Act of 2017 Managing Your Data Against Telecom Abuses Act of 2017 [S.964]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
MY DATA Act of 2017 Managing Your Data Against Telecom Abuses Act of 2017 This bill prohibits providers of Internet broadband services or of Internet content, applications, or devices from using unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to privacy or data security. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), after consulting with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), may promulgate regulations to carry out such prohibition. The FTC may also enforce this bill against common carriers regulated by the FCC under the Communications Act of 1934 and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/27/2017
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Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2017 [S.877]
[Education ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2017 This bill amends the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 to prohibit programs administered by the Department of Education from making funds available to any educational agency or institution that has not implemented information security policies that: (1) protect personally identifiable information (PII) from education records, and (2) require each outside party to whom PII from education records is disclosed to have a comprehensive security program to protect such information. An "outside party"
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/06/2017
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Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017 [S.867]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Safety ]
Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to report on Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs mental health practices and services that could be adopted by law enforcement agencies. Additionally, DOJ's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services must report on programs to address the psychological health and well-being of law enforcement officers. The bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the allowable use of grant funds under
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 05/17/2017
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A bill to establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications services. [S.878]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
A bill to establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications services. This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promulgate customer privacy regulations that require telecommunications services, broadband Internet access services, and interconnected VoIP services to: notify a customer about the collection, use, and sharing of customer proprietary information that is individually identifiable customer proprietary network information,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/06/2017
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Protecting Data at the Border Act [S.823]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Protecting Data at the Border Act This bill prohibits a governmental entity from: (1) accessing the digital contents of electronic equipment belonging to, or in the possession of, a U.S. person (person) at the border without a valid warrant; or (2) denying a person's U.S. entry or exit based on the person's refusal to disclose an access credential or in order to determine whether such person will consensually provide an access credential, access, or online account information. A border officer may access the digital contents of electronic equipment
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Subcommittee On Federal Spending Oversight And Emergency Management. Hearings Held. on 07/11/2018
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Protecting Data at the Border Act [HB-1899]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Protecting Data at the Border Act This bill prohibits a governmental entity from: (1) accessing the digital contents of electronic equipment belonging to, or in the possession of, a U.S. person (person) at the border without a valid warrant; or (2) denying a person's U.S. entry or exit based on the person's refusal to disclose an access credential or in order to determine whether such person will consensually provide an access credential, access, or online account information. A border officer may access the digital contents of electronic equipment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/26/2017
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Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2017 [HB-1882]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2017 This bill directs the Bureau of Prisons to develop a comprehensive policy to provide HIV testing, treatment, and prevention for federal inmates in prison and upon reentry. It amends the federal criminal code: to require an HIV test for each convicted federal offender sentenced to prison for any length of time regardless of risk factors, unless the individual declines; to make the HIV test part of the routine health screening conducted at intake; and to require a pre-release HIV test, unless the individual declines.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/26/2017
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Honoring Hometown Heroes Act [HB-1892]
[Defense ]
[Environmental ]
[Finance ]
[Agriculture ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Taxes ]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Energy ]
[Food ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Pensions ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Unemployment ]
Honoring Hometown Heroes Act DIVISION A--HONORING HOMETOWN HEROES ACT Honoring Hometown Heroes Act (Sec. 10102) This division authorizes the governor of a state, territory, or possession of the United States or the Mayor of the District of Columbia to proclaim that the U.S. flag shall be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder (public safety officer) working in such jurisdiction who dies while serving in the line of duty. DIVISION B--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS, TAX RELIEF, AND MEDICAID CHANGES RELATING TO CERTAIN DISASTERS
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 115-123. (txt | Pdf) on 02/09/2018
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Restoring American Privacy Act of 2017 [HB-1868]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Restoring American Privacy Act of 2017 This bill makes broadband Internet access service providers subject to the customer privacy order and rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission on October 27, 2016.
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 04/07/2017
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Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017 [S.804]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) establish standards to ensure that all VA medical facilities have the structural characteristics necessary to adequately meet the gender-specific health care needs of veterans at such facilities, including privacy, safety, and dignity; (2) integrate such standards into its prioritization methodology with respect to requests for funding major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases; and (3) report on such standards,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 05/17/2017
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Developing the Next Generation of Small Businesses Act of 2017 [HB-1774]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Developing the Next Generation of Small Businesses Act of 2017 Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise the authority of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to use certain SBA programs, including the small business development center (SBDC) program, to provide grants, financial assistance, loans, export assistance, and subcontracting opportunities on federal contracts to specified small businesses, organizations, state governments, universities, companies, and other entities
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/29/2017