Tag: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The House of Representatives has approved the procedures for a joint resolution that would overturn the FCC's controversial Net neutrality rules. The resolution (PDF) is scheduled for a vote on Thursday in the GOP-controlled House. If it passes, it would then move on to the Democratic-controlled Senate, where its chances of survival are less certain. Even if it passes the Senate, though, the ...

The House of Representatives has voted to overturn a controversial FCC ruling on net neutrality, though it's not clear whether or not the resolution will advance much further. In December, the FCC voted to prohibit Internet service providers from blocking legal content on their networks, while allowing them to restrict access according to bandwidth use. The 3-2 ruling elicited uproars from free ...

A House bill could soon stop airport employees from getting an eyeful of passengers as they pass through airport checkpoints. The House recently approved legislation that would stop the use of "virtual strip searches" at airports, according to CNET News. Using a low-energy, X-ray machine, airport security personnel can currently view a detailed image of the naked figure that includes every body ...

With the economy in free-fall and Congress struggling to keep their own house in order, you would think that cell phone security would be the last thing on a Representative's mind. New York Republican Rep. Peter King sees it differently. King has introduced a bill that would require cell phone cameras to make some sort of sound when taking a picture. It is called the Camera Phone Predator ...

Looks like Congress is getting a little jealous of the rest of us. The Chief Administrative Office, which controls communications systems for the House, has started a pilot program for lawmakers who wish to use the iPhone instead of the standard BlackBerry. The updated iPhone 3G implemented a number of enterprise friendly features, including Microsoft Exchange support, but it lacks compatibility ...

The stock market wasn't the only thing that tanked yesterday following news of the failure of the $700 billion bailout bill in the House of Representatives. In the hours following the collapse of the political compromise (meant to save Wall Street firms), curious news junkies managed to bring the Web site for the House to its knees. Jeff Ventura, spokesman for the House Chief Administrative ...