by Eric J. Ellman | Sep 17, 2024
In September 2024, the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing, Federal Trade Commission Practices: A Discussion on Past Versus Present. In advance of the hearing, the committee issued a hearing...
by Eric J. Ellman | May 23, 2024
In May 2024, the U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, And Commerce Subcommittee held a markup of three bills: H.R. ____, American Privacy Rights Act discussion draft (Rep. Rodgers) H.R. 7891, Kids Online Safety Act...
by Eric J. Ellman | Apr 8, 2024
On April 7, 2024, a discussion draft of the American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 was released. This draft represents an agreement between U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (R-WA). Rep. Rodgers is the chair of House Energy &...
by Eric J. Ellman | Mar 5, 2024
In March, the U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee held a hearing, Legislation to Protect American Data and National Security from Foreign Adversaries. In a press release on the hearing, Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) said that Data brokers are harvesting...
