i2Coalition July 2019 Legislative Update
Find out what the House and Senate are up to leading up to the August recess.
Find out what the House and Senate are up to leading up to the August recess.
Our partner, the European Internet Services Providers Association (EuroISPA) provided us the following European policy recap for April 2019. Overview The current European Parliament gathered in April 2019 for the last time, as the EU elections in May 2019 will renew it and mark the beginning of the 9th legislature (2019-2024). During these last plenary meetings, MEPs […]
This is a brief legislative update for the public. Join the i2Coalition for in-depth updates from our Policy Director available only to members. OUTLOOK The House and Senate are back in session after a two week recess. Staff are returning to town this week, and Members return for official business next week. During the recess, the House […]
We’re anticipating activity on privacy, intermediary liability, Facebook, and other topics impacting the online community in March and April.
Legislative business was held up at the beginning of 2019 with border wall discussions & negotiations to reopen the government, but there were significant outcomes including the re-organization of House and Senate committees and a handful of confirmation hearings in the Senate, including the hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee for U.S. Attorney General nominee William Barr.
After midterms, Congress is headed into an abbreviated lame-duck session and a season of more potential reshuffling in the Executive Branch.
With only 11 working days in September, the House will mostly be in and out of session working on a number of bills and issues such as privacy, social media platforms, and trade agreements.
New privacy legislation and cereal rules in development, tariffs, hearsing on social media responsibility, and more.
House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee, as well as the House Judiciary Committee discuss data protection issues.
Privacy/Data Breach/Encryption bills are proposed, net neutrality fights continue, and intermediary liability still in question.