WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Electronics

H.R. 7118, The Travelers' Privacy Protection Act of 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7118 would protect citizens and legal residents of the United States from unreasonable searches and seizures of electronic equipment at the border....

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S. 3612, The Travelers' Privacy Protection Act of 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3612 would protect citizens and legal residents of the United States from unreasonable searches and seizures of electronic equipment at the border....

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H.R. 6999, The Integrated Deepwater Program Reform Act of 2008

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6999 would restructure the Coast Guard Integrated Deepwater Program....

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P.L. 110-314, The Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.33

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4040 would establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission....

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H.R. 6702, The Securing Our Borders and Our Data Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6702 would impose requirements with regard to border searches of digital electronic devices and digital storage media....

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S. 3274, The National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2008

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3274 would reauthorize the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act....

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S. 2925, The National Energy Efficiency Development Act

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2925 would provide for research into the development of energy-efficient technologies and renewable energy technologies and it would foster the introduction of energy-efficient technologies and renewable energy technologies into the marketplace, with the goal of reducing United States oil imports....

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H.R. 5752, To provide for the security of United States passports, and for other purposes

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5752 would provide for the security of United States passports....

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H.R. 5141, The Job Creation Economic Stimulus Act of 2008

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5141 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage investment in high productivity property....

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S. 2045, The CPSC Reform Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $4.45

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2045 would reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, it would improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, and it would improve the effectiveness of consumer product recall programs....

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H.R. 4094, To amend the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 to modify the minimum standards required for the electronic monitoring units used in the pilot program for monitoring sexual offenders

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4094 would amend the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 to modify the minimum standards required for the electronic monitoring units used in the pilot program for monitoring sexual offenders....

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S. 2132, A bill to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of children's products that contain lead, and for other purposes

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2132 would prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of children's products that contain lead....

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H.R. 3743, To declare certain children's products containing lead to be banned hazardous substances

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3743 would declare certain children's products containing lead to be banned hazardous substances....

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H.R. 3691, The SAFE Consumer Product Act

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3691 would reauthorize and improve the Consumer Product Safety Act....

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H.R. 2566, The National Digital Television Consumer Education Act

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2566 would provide American consumers information about the broadcast television transition from an analog to a digital format....

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S. 1306, The Lead Free Toys Act of 2007

Thu, 03 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1306 would direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to classify certain children's products containing lead to be banned hazardous substances....

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H.R. 2099, The Protect Consumers Act of 2007

Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2099 would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to order a mandatory recall of any product that is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration....

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S. 1072, The Federal Agency Environmental Responsibility Act

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1072 would require Federal agencies to conduct their environmental, transportation, and energy-related activities in support of their respective missions in an environmentally, economically, and fiscally sound manner....

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H.R. 1269, The Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1269 would improve the security of railroad, public transportation, and over-the-road bus systems in the United States....

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H.R. 1015, To require automobile dealers to disclose to consumers the presence of event data recorders, or "black boxes", on new automobiles, and to require manufacturers to provide the consumer with the option to enable and disable such devices on future automobiles

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1015 would require automobile dealers to disclose to consumers the presence of event data recorders, or "black boxes", on new automobiles, and it would require manufacturers to provide the consumer with the option to enable and disable such devices on future automobiles....

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H.R. 233, The National Computer Recycling Act

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 233 would establish a grant and fee program through the Environmental Protection Agency to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers....

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H.R. 5672, The Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $342.21

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5672 spends money on the operations and activities of the Department of Commerce; the Department of Justice; the Department of State (except international narcotics control and international organizations and programs, migration and refugee assistance, nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs, peacekeeping operations, the U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund, and the Economic Support Fund); the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; the Nationa...

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H.R. 4944, The Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2006 - Savings per Average Family: $2.87

Thu, 11 May 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4944 is an omnibus trade act that would, in aggregate, reduce receipts and increase outlays by making various changes to trade law. These changes include suspending or reducing duties on specific products, refunding duties already paid on certain entries (reliquidation), extending an expiration date of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), and numerous other changes. One provision is expected to increase receipts slightly by clarifying tax law regarding an exemption from excise tax...

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S. 10, The Energy Policy Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $353.88

Thu, 09 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EDT

The legislation would authorize funding for several programs aimed at energy production, conservation, and research and development. It would authorize the use of energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs), make several changes to the regulatory framework governing the nation's electricity system, and establish a mandate for the use of renewable fuels....

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H.R. 250, The Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $20.08

Wed, 11 May 2005 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 250 would authorize the appropriation of funds for fiscal years 2006 through 2008 for programs administered by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Science Foundation (NSF)....

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