Legislative Update, Premium Content, US Policy
Your quick update on important Internet policy issues. With less than two months until the November 3 Presidential election, Congress is primarily focused on passing bills to avoid a shutdown by continuing to fund the government, and whether and how to provide additional COVID19 economic stimulus relief. Bipartisan negotiations on the COVID19 relief package have […]
Above photo by Bob Bowie from Unsplash Your quick public update on important Internet policy issues. OUTLOOK After bipartisan negotiations on police reform legislation stalled, Congress began a recess period in early July and returned to Washington on July 20th. While Congress re-engages on some non-COVID-19 related bills, its top focus prior to the next […]
Photo by Chris Grafton on Unsplash Your quick public update on important Internet policy issues. In an intense few weeks that have seen the phased reopening procedures across the country alongside national protests about racial injustice and police brutality, Congress has continued to engage with stakeholders on various tech policy issues as the legislative calendar runs down and […]
(photo by Vlad Tchompalov on Unsplash) Your quick public update on important Internet policy issues. Since mid-March, Washington has undergone intense legislative efforts including the enactment of three major COVID-19 economic relief packages. The House passed a fourth relief measure on May 15, but Senate Republicans are opposed to taking up another economic stimulus package too soon before assessing […]
A public update on important Internet policy issues from our Policy Director. For more detailed information, consider joining i2Coalition. OUTLOOK COVID-19 relief efforts accelerated dramatically in Washington this past month by officials in the Trump Administration, the U.S. Congress and state and local governments to support health care providers and help the ill, mitigate the […]
Legislative Update, Premium Content, US Policy
Your update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK The COVID-19 pandemic crisis has halted indefinitely Congressional activity on tech sector-related legislation. Congress and the Administration have shifted focus exclusively to responding to the public health, safety, and economic impacts of this unprecedented national emergency. Nationwide, huge swaths of the public and private sector (including schools, […]
Legislative Update, Premium Content, US Policy
Your update on important Internet policy issues for the period from mid-January to mid-February 2020 OUTLOOK Congressional work on tech industry oversight and legislation has ramped up following the completion of the impeachment proceedings in the Senate and the return to legislative business as usual in both chambers of Congress. Section 230/Intermediary Liability. As expected, Congress […]
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Your legislative update on important Internet policy issues for the period from mid-December 2019 to mid-January 2020. OUTLOOK In 2020, Congress is taking aim at perceived problems in the tech sphere, and the i2Coalition stands at the ready to ensure that they approach this problem solving in sensible, constructive ways, and that does not place […]
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Your update on important Internet policy issues for the period spanning mid-October to mid-November 2019 OUTLOOK The House passed a temporary spending bill to keep the government running until Dec. 20, forestalling a government shutdown. Last week, the House voted on a number of veteran bills on suspension, and passed H.R. 4863, the United States […]
Legislative Update, Premium Content, US Policy
Your quick update on important Internet policy issues. For more in-depth updates, we welcome you to join the i2Coalition. OUTLOOK The House and Senate started the month of September with two weeks in session. The Senate continued with nominations. Democrats rallied to repeal of the Emergency Designation of the Southern Border instruct the conferees of […]
