WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Cellular telephone

H.R. 3786, The Servicemembers Telecom Contract Relief Act

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3786 would amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to allow individuals called to military service to terminate telecommunications contracts entered into before the individual receives notice of a permanent change of station or deployment orders....

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S. 2033, The Cell Phone Consumer Empowerment Act of 2007

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2033 would provide for greater disclosure to, and empowerment of, consumers who have entered into a contract for cellular telephone service....

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S. 1315, The Disabled Veterans Insurance Improvement Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $9.32

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1315 would amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans....

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H.R. 1818, The Broadband Deployment Accleration Act of 2007

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1818 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures....

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S. 948, The CAMRA Act

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 948 would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize funding for the establishment of a program on children and the media within the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children....

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H.R. 251, The Truth in Caller ID Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.05

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 251 would amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information....

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H.R. 936, The Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 936 would prohibit fraudulent access to telephone records....

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H.R. 600, The Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act of 2007

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 600 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a deferral of tax on gain from the sale of telecommunications businesses in specific circumstances or a tax credit and other incentives to promote diversity of ownership in telecommunications businesses....

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H.R. 436, The Cell Phone Tax Moratorium Act of 2007

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 436 would restrict any State from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services....

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H.R. 462, The Emergency Amateur Radio Interference Protection Act of 2007

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 462 would request a study by the Federal Communications Commission on the interference caused by broadband internet transmission over power lines....

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S. 166, The Cell Phone Tax Moratorium Act of 2007

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 166 would restrict any State from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services....

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H.R. 5252, The Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act of 2006 - Cost per Average Family: $85.59

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5252 would make numerous changes to provisions of current law that regulate telecommunications. The act would direct how local governments may issue franchises to providers of video service. The act also would create a new program in the Universal Service Fund (USF) to support the development of broadband service to unserved areas and make other changes to existing USF programs. H.R. 5252 also would authorize the appropriation of funds over the 2007-2011 period for research grants on advanc...

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S. 1902, The CAMRA Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.04

Thu, 17 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1902 would direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to promote research on the effects of electronic media on children. The bill would authorize the appropriation of such sums as are necessary to implement those policies....

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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. 5126, The Truth in Caller ID Act of 2006 - Cost per Average Family: $0.05

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5126 would amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the manipulation of caller identification services (Caller ID) to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information with the intent to defraud or cause harm through any traditional telephone or voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) service. Caller ID services allow consumers to see the names and telephone numbers of incoming calls. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) also would be directed to promulgate regu...

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H.R. 4943, The Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.05

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4943 would prohibit deceitfully obtaining or selling the personal information of telecommunications customers, including customers¿ phone records. The bill also would require telecommunications carriers to take precautions to safeguard customers¿ personal information and to notify customers and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) whenever there is a breach in the security of this information. The FCC and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) would enforce these re...

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S. 1753, The Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act - Cost per Average Family: $2.34

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST

S. 1753 would authorize the appropriation of funds for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2012 for a global tsunami warning and mitigation program administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The bill also would authorize NOAA to oversee the development of a National Alert System (NAS) - a new communications network for transmitting emergency information to the public - but funding for that program would be contingent upon the enactment of separate legislation....

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H.R. 1751, The Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $3.73

Mon, 07 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1751 would authorize the appropriation of funds over the 2006-2010 period to provide increased court security through the U.S. Marshals Service and to provide grants to states to increase the security of courts and protect witnesses. The bill also would establish mandatory minimum-prison sentences for certain crimes committed against judges and certain public safety officers and their families. Moreover, H.R. 1751 would increase the mandatory minimum-federal sentences for the crimes of murd...

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