Posts Tagged: Senator Ron Wyden
Wyden Attempts to Stall CASE Act: Senate Holds Are Not Supposed to Be Dead Ends
Under Rule VII of the Rules of the Senate, bills can only move forward by unanimous consent. Consequently, a single senator may place a “hold” on a …
Senator Ron Wyden, Stop Harming Independent Creators
As the current pandemic eviscerates jobs throughout our economy, Congress has a rare opportunity to improve the lot of one long-besieged group of workers: creators. Authors, songwriters, …
USMCA Takes Another Step Forward in 25-3 Senate Committee Vote
The United States Senate Finance Committee today considered the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in an Open Executive Session and voted 25 to 3 to move the bill forward.
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California Ahead of Federal Government in Cybersecurity for the Internet of Things
The bill would create a new title within California Civil Code named Security of Connected Devices. The first part of this title would require a manufacturer of …
Closing a Loophole to Prevent Online Sex Trafficking
The U.S. Senate is slated to vote on the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA), legislation that would help prevent online sex trafficking by holding accountable …
Senate passes 21st Century Cures Act, President Obama expected to quickly sign bill into law
Earlier today, by a vote of 94 to 5, the United States Senate overwhelmingly passed the 21st Century Cures Act. Having passed in the House, the Cures Act now …
Review the Rule Act would delay SCOTUS proposed changes to Rule 41 on warrants for electronic searches
The Review the Rule Act of 2016 was introduced into the U.S. Senate by Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), which would delay amendments to Federal Rule of Criminal …
Jeopardizing U.S. Drug Development
Senator Ron Wyden (D- OR) is a man with an idea for lowering health care costs. Unfortunately, it’s an idea which proved disastrous the last time …
Unlocking Cell Phones Shouldn’t Dismantle Copyright Law
Opponents of effective copyright laws are attempting to leverage the success of the petition into a wide-ranging assault on section 1201 of the DMCA — and, no doubt eventually, …
OPEN Act Would be Ineffective at Stopping Online Piracy
Simply stated, the OPEN Act would be completely and totally ineffectual and, therefore, it must be opposed. There is simply no point in enacting more pointless legislation, …
