Democratic Underground (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Source: [b]Computer World[/b] Head of key House committee has introduced three bills in two months May 14, 2008 (Computerworld) Efforts to increase the H-1B cap have been stuck in a legislative swamp, but U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) has introduced three bills in the last few weeks to help f...
Computer World (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, who heads the key House Subcommittee on Immigration, has introduced three bills in two months in hopes of dredging the current H-1B swamp. And she's got bilateral backing for her plan.
iPod Observer (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Representative John Conyers (D., Mich) and Zoe Lofgren (D., Calif) have reintroduced a bill that would subject broadband providers to antitrust violations if they block, filter or slow Internet traffic.
p2pnet (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
p2pnet news | Freedom:- US house judiciary committee chairman John Conyers and California’s Zoe Lofgren are doing what they can to stop powerful anti-consumer ISPs from discriminating against content in the Net neutrality battle. They want to introduce a bill to compel US broadband providers to operate their networks, “in a reasonable and nondiscriminatory manner so [...]
Hot Hardware (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
The ISP network throttling debate continues on Capital Hill: News.com reports that two Democratic Congressmen, John Conyers from Michigan and Zoe Lofgren from California, have introduced new legislation designed to prevent network providers from prioritizing Internet traffic and content.Just like last time, the bill would rewrite U.S. antitrust law to prohibit network operators like AT&T and...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law Chair Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) on Tuesday announced that she has introduced a bill (HR 5950) to establish mandatory standards for medical care for immigrants in detention centers, the New York Times reports.
YubaNet.com (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
The American Civil Liberties Union applauds Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) for introducing H.R. 5950, the Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008. This legislation requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop procedures to ensure adequate medical care for all detainees held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The legislation also requires ICE to report detainee...
Textually (Free subscription) | 04/21/2008
A bipartisan bill introduced Tuesday in the House of Representatives would ban new state or local takes on mobile phone services for a period of five years. Sponsored by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and five co-sponsors, the bill is known as the Cell Tax Fairness Act (HR 5793 ) [via News Blog ]
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
... "repair clause" to United States design patent law is critical to preserving consumer choice, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA-16) has introduced H.R. 5638. This legislation would amend Title 35, U.S. Code (Patents) to provide design patent exemption for alternative repair parts used for the purpose of repairing a vehicle to its original appearance. Co-sponsors of H.R. 5638 include Representatives...
Wireless and Mobile News (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
CTIA, The Wireless Association and its member companies are urging Congress to pass legislation requiring a five-year hiatus on new discriminatory state and local wireless taxes. To achieve this goal, Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Chris Cannon (R-UT) introduced the...
Crave RSS (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
Taxes on cell phone services are the target of a bipartisan bill introduced yesterday in the House of Representatives. Sponsored by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and five cosponsors, the Cell Tax Fairness Act (H.R.5793 ) would ban new state or local takes on mobile phone services for a period ...
Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 03/16/2008
Palo Alto and San Jose offices of Congressmembers Anna Eshoo, Mike Honda and Zoe Lofgren (member of Judiciary Committee)
Google Public Policy Blog (Free subscription) | 02/28/2008
Posted by Liz Eraker, Policy Analyst Last week we welcomed another one of Silicon Valley's representatives to the Googleplex, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), for a fireside chat with our CEO Eric Schmidt. Covering the 16th district just south of our Mountain View headquarters (Rep. Lofgren thanked Eric for keeping so many of her constituents employed), she has been a longstanding champion...
Techdirt (Free subscription) | 02/28/2008
It's amazing how short-sighted some people can be on the immigration question. Rep. Zoe Lofgren has a wonderful idea, suggesting that we make it much easier for skilled foreign workers to establish residency if they get a job in the US . It's difficult to see why anyone would oppose this. Keeping those workers in the US, working for US companies, means that they're contributing to the American...
Cnet (Free subscription) | 02/23/2008
SAN JOSE--Foreign-born engineering, science, and math students in the United States should be automatically granted legal residency when they get a job in this country, said California Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) Lofgren spoke to an audience Friday at the Joint Venture: Silicon Valley conference about threats to innovation in the ...
