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Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose), Ted Poe (R-TX) and Suzan DelBene (D-WA) today introduced bipartisan legislation modernizing the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). Consumers and businesses are increasingly using cloud computing and location-based services, but the law has failed to keep pace with technology – leading to weak and convoluted privacy protections from government access to user data. The bill, H.R.

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today announced the introduction of H.R. 889, The Global Free Internet Act. The bill is designed to preserve the structural foundation of the Internet, grow Internet commerce, and protect the free expression and privacy of Internet users. The bill also creates a specific task force within the government to ensure the path for Internet-related expression, innovation and economic growth remains clear.

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today released the following statement after voting for the bipartisan Senate version of the 1994 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization, which passed the House by a vote of 286-138. Last year Rep. Lofgren was one of the House Democratic leaders who spoke against Republican attempts to roll back VAWA's protections for women, calling for a stronger reauthorization of the law:

Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Ted Poe (R-TX) have introduced legislation, H.R. 637, The Preserving American Privacy Act, to establish due process protections for Americans against government-operated unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in U.S. airspace. The bipartisan legislation would also forbid law enforcement and private UAS from being armed with firearms or explosives while operating within U.S.

Today Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) announced she is supporting a resolution in Congress calling on the U.S. Postal Service to continue its 6-day mail delivery service. The bipartisan resolution is in response to a decision by U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, announced on February 6th, saying the postal service would discontinue Saturday mail deliveries starting this summer in August.

U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), and Kevin Yoder (R-KS) today introduced legislation to increase the openness, transparency, and accessibility of publicly funded research results.

The Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR) would require federal agencies with annual extramural research budgets of $100 million or more to provide the public with online access to research manuscripts stemming from funded research no later than six months after publication in a peer-reviewed journal.

Today Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $3.39 million in grant funding to the Mineta National Transportation Research Consortium (MNTRC), a San Jose State University-led consortium engaged in advancing public transportation research, education, workforce development and technology transfers. This is the second year the consortium is receiving the funding, having been awarded an initial $3.49 million in grant funding last January to find real world solutions to transit challenges.

Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee, delivered the following statement during a House Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "America's Immigration System: Opportunities for Legal Immigration and Enforcement of Laws Against Illegla Immigration":

"I [also] congratulate Mr. Goodlatte for his new chairmanship, as well as Chairman Gowdy and the other subcommittee chairmen. I look forward to working with them this Congress as we tackle the nation's problems.