October 8th, 2009 by B
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This bill would preserve an individual’s right to “access lawful content, run lawful applications, and use lawful services of their choice on the Internet.” Internet Service Providers will “not block, interfere with, discriminate against, impair, or degrade the ability of any person to use an Internet access service to access, use, send, post, receive, or offer any lawful content, application, or service through the Internet.” H.R. 3458 was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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October 3rd, 2009 by B
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The purpose of this bill is to “promote the adoption of broadband services.” The Commission will create a broadband lifeline program to assist low income residence in obtaining subsidized broadband services. The Commission will also determine if a State should assist low income residence in this endeavor. H.R. 3436 was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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August 13th, 2009 by B
By model year 2011, 50 percent of automobiles for sale in the US will be capable of dual fuel (i.e. using gasoline and ethanol). By model year 2013, 90 percent of these vehicles must be dual fueled. A grant program will be created to aid fuel stations to install blender pumps (able to dispense three different blends of gasoline and ethanol). Between the years 2010 and 2014, $1 billion will be appropriated for grants to fulfill this bill. S. 1627 was referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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August 3rd, 2009 by B
The Secretary of Treasury will establish the Road User Fee Pilot Project to study different ways of taxing fuels in vehicles. The main focus of the project will be to find ways to record and report ‘the number of miles traveled by particular vehicles.’ A total of $150 million will be given in grants to technology and commercial manufacturers, along with higher learning institutions, to fulfill this project. An amount of $4.5 million will be used for what is deemed necessary. The H.R. 3311 was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Science and Technology.
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July 28th, 2009 by B
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An Internet safety education program will be created to train and educate children and parents on how to use the Internet, and protect children from harm on the web. The amount of $25 million for the years 2010 – 2014 will be made available in grants for eligible entities to carry out this program. H.R. 3222 was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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July 18th, 2009 by B
Switchblade knives have a spring in them, and when a button is pressed the knife opens. This bills desires to describe a pocket knife to be a switchblade if a mechanism, such as a lock, has to be pressed to close the blade. S. 1437 was referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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June 30th, 2009 by B
Expanding technology and law enforcement to help in the recovery of missing children is what this bill seeks. The Attorney General will “make an annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children, and for other purposes.” A annual amount of $5 million a year from 2010 to 2015 will be given to fulfill this grant. S. 1301 was referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
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June 30th, 2009 by B
If one owns a solar electric generator which produces less than 5,000 kilowatts, and is used properly, a retail electric supplier will be required to supply you with an energy meter for proper readings. Under this bill, a kilowatt-hour credit may be applied to the electric bill if an excess of electric energy is generated for the billing cycle. For the years 2010-2014, a total of $100 million will be used to create a Center for Advanced Solar Research. H.R. 2895 was referred to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, and Transportation and Infrastructure.
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June 29th, 2009 by B
Due to the switch of television from analog to digital, gaps were created, and some are unable to received digital tv. The purpose of this bill is to construct digital television translators to fill those gaps. The Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information of the Department of Commerce will be appropriated $125 million from 2009-2012 to resolve this situation. H.R. 2903 was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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June 18th, 2009 by B
Modifying the software on a prepaid cell phone will no longer be tolerated under this bill. H.R. 2449 was Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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