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<title>P.L. 111-84, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 - Cost per Average Family: $14.17</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_PL_111-84.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2647 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, and it would prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2010....
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1110, The PHONE Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1110.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1110 would amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent caller ID spoofing....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200515098.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200515098.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3763, To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for an exclusion from Red Flag Guidelines for certain businesses</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_3763.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3763 would amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for an exclusion from Red Flag Guidelines for certain businesses....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200520184.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200520184.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1494, The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 - Cost per Average Family: $7.60</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_1494.html</link>
<description> S. 1494 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200519176.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200519176.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1618, The Safeguarding Social Security Numbers Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_1618.html</link>
<description> S. 1618 would require the Commissioner of Social Security to issue uniform standards for the method of truncation of Social Security account numbers in order to protect such numbers from being used in the perpetration of fraud or identity theft and it would provide for a prohibition on the display to the general public on the Internet of Social Security account numbers by State and local governments....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200519625.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200519625.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3306, The Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_3306.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3306 would amend the Social Security Act to enhance Social Security account number privacy protections, to prevent fraudulent misuse of the Social Security account number, and to otherwise enhance protection against identity theft....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200519198.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200519198.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1490, The Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_1490.html</link>
<description> S. 1490 would prevent and mitigate identity theft, it would ensure privacy, it would provide notice of security breaches, and it would enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200519172.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200519172.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3222, The Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_3222.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3222 would promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200519026.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200519026.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1438, The Fostering a Global Response to Cyber Attacks Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_1438.html</link>
<description> S. 1438 would express the sense of Congress on improving cybersecurity globally, and it would require the Secretary of State to submit a report to Congress on improving cybersecurity....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200518940.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200518940.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3174, The Photo Identification Security Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_3174.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3174 would provide that only certain forms of identification of individuals may be accepted by the Federal Government and by financial institutions....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200518931.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200518931.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2998, The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $13244.51</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2998.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2998 would create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200518563.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200518563.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1298, The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010 - Cost per Average Family: $486.44</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_1298.html</link>
<description> S. 1298 would make appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200518476.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200518476.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 111-83, The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010 - Cost per Average Family: $414.06</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_PL_111-83.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2892 would make appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200518373.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200518373.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2454, The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $13096.46</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2454.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2454 would create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200517543.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200517543.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2706, The Young Children Social Security Number Protection Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2706.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2706 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for the reissuance of social security account numbers to young children in cases in which the confidentiality of the number has been compromised by reason of theft....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200518007.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200518007.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1119, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayer notification of suspected identity theft</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_1119.html</link>
<description> S. 1119 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayer notification of suspected identity theft....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200517826.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200517826.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1070, A bill to establish the Small Business Information Security Task Force to address information security concerns relating to credit card data and other proprietary information</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_1070.html</link>
<description> S. 1070 would establish the Small Business Information Security Task Force to address information security concerns relating to credit card data and other proprietary information....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200517617.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200517617.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2472, The Social Security Number Fraud and Identity Theft Prevention Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2472.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2472 would prevent the fraudulent use of social security account numbers by allowing the sharing of social security data among agencies of the United States for identity theft prevention and immigration enforcement purposes....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200517577.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200517577.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1047, The SAFE Internet Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_1047.html</link>
<description> S. 1047 would promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200517510.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200517510.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2417, The Identity Protection Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2417.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2417 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to preclude use of the social security account number on Government-issued identification cards issued in connection with benefits under Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200517466.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200517466.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2271, The Global Online Freedom Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2271.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2271 would prevent United States businesses from cooperating with repressive governments in transforming the Internet into a tool of censorship and surveillance, it would fulfill the responsibility of the United States Government to promote freedom of expression on the Internet, and it would restore public confidence in the integrity of United States businesses....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200517207.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200517207.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 975, The Seniors and Taxpayers Obligation Protection Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_975.html</link>
<description> S. 975 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce fraud under the Medicare program....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200517182.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200517182.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2195, To amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack, and for other purposes</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2195.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2195 would amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200517035.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200517035.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 946, The Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_946.html</link>
<description> S. 946 would amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional legal authorities to adequately protect the critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200517080.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200517080.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2221, The Data Accountability and Trust Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2221.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2221 would protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information, and it would provide for nationwide notice in the event of a security breach....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200517061.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200517061.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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