Date
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Description
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19 Dec. 2005 |
Letter to U.S. Senate
applauding introduction of the National Innovation Act of 2005 (S.
2109). |
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21 Nov. 2005 |
Letter to House and
Senate Conferees thanking them for
supporting NASA programs, specifically NASA aeronautics, in the
FY2006 Science, State, Justice and Commerce and Related Agencies
appropriations conference report. |
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4 Nov. 2005 |
Letter to House and
Senate Defense Appropriations Conferees supporting the
Kennedy-Collins Amendment to add $40
million to DoD defense basic research and SMART programs. |
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3 Nov. 2005 |
ACTION ALERT:
GI Advanced Education in Science & technology Act |
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3 Nov. 2005 |
Letter to the House
Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet concerning proposals
to expand the authority of the Federal
Communications Commission to regulate certain devices used after
broadcast content had been transmitted. |
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2 Nov. 2005 |
Letter to the Senate
supporting the Byrd Amendment to the
Budget Reconciliation Bill (S1932), which would impose a $1500 fee on
L-1 visas in lieu of other visa measures. |
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1 Nov. 2005 |
Letter to the U.S.
House of Representatives endorsing the GI
Advanced Education in Science and Technology Act (H.R. 421) |
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21 Oct. 2005 |
IEEE-USA signed on to
a high-tech industry letter to the Senate Finance Committee and House
Ways and Means Committee leadership urging support for the
extension of the Research and
Experimentation Tax Credit. |
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21 Oct. 2005 |
Letter requesting
Senate Appropriations Bill Conferees to support the Senate-proposed $250
million appropriation for a Hubble Space
Telescope repair mission during their deliberations on FY 2006 NASA
appropriations (H.R. 2862) |
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20 Oct. 2005 |
IEEE-USA signed on to
a Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) letter to the Office of
Management and Budget Director Joshua Bolten, expressing
support for an FY2007 budget of $6
billion for the National Science Foundation. |
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20 Oct. 2005 |
Letter to Senate
Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Bill Conferees expressing
IEEE-USA's support for maintaining at least
House-approved appropriations levels for the National Science
Foundation during the Committee's conference on H.R. 2862. |
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19 Oct. 2005 |
Letter to Senate
Judiciary Committee members expressing IEEE-USA's
opposition to a proposal to increase the H-1B
visa ceilings through a revenue-driven recapture mechanism. |
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7 Oct. 2005 |
ACTION ALERT:
Congress Considering Raising H-1B Tax Cap for 2006 |
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5 Oct. 2005 |
IEEE-USA Comments to
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Docket No. RM05-30-000
concerning rules for establishment of an
electric reliability organization and enforcement of electric
reliability standards. |
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27 Sept. 2005 |
Letter to members of
the House Judiciary Committee endorsing L-1
Visa Fee Legislation (H.R. 3648) |
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22 Sept. 2005 |
Letter to members of
the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee urging
expeditious passage of the Manufacturing
Technology Competitiveness Act of 2005 (H.R. 250), as passed in
the House on 21 September. |
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21 Sept. 2005 |
Letter to
Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Bill conferees expressing
IEEE-USA's support for preserving the Advanced
Technology Program (ATP) at the National Institutes of Standards and
Technology (NIST). |
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7 Sept. 2005 |
Letter to members of
the Senate urging them to increase
appropriations for the aeronautics and aviation research and
technology development (R&D) program of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA) for fiscal year 2006. |
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7 Sept. 2005 |
Letter to the House
and Senate Leadership, House Science Committee, OSTP, and NCO/NITRD,
endorsing the findings and recommendations
of the President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) in
its February 2005 report, "Cyber Security: a Crisis of Prioritization." |
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1 Sept. 2005 |
ACTION ALERT:
PA Tax Reform to Impact Engineers |
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22
August 05 |
Letter to U.S.
Copyright Office providing comments on a proposed rulemaking concerning
preregistration of copyrights, 70 Fed Reg.
44878 |
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16 August 05 |
ACTION ALERT:
Bill on electronic Medical Records Moves to Senate Floor |
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15 August 05 |
Statement to the
House Science Committee for the record of its hearing on
U.S. Competitiveness: The Innovation
Challenge. |
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11 August 05 |
ACTION ALERT:
Senate Sponsor Needed for High-Performance Computer Revitalization Act |
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8 August 05 |
Letter to the Senate
Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions endorsing the
Wired for Health Care Quality Act (S. 1418). |
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13 July 05 |
Letter to House
Science Committee urging incorporation of the
Aeronautics Research and Development Revitalization Act of 2005 (H.R.
2358), into NASA authorization legislation |
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8 July 05 |
Letter to Senate
Appropriators urging them to match the funding levels approved by the
House of Representatives in the 2006
Department of Defense Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2863). |
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30 June 05 |
Statement concerning Health Information
Technology for the record of a 30 June 2005 hearing by the Senate
Commerce Subcommittee on Technology Innovation & Competitiveness |
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24 June 05 |
Letter to Senate
Majority Leader Frist urging passage of a
patient safety bill and endorsing the General Principles for Patient
Safety Reporting Systems. |
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24 June 05 |
Letter to
Administration officials supporting formation of the
National Health Information Infrastructure. |
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23 June 05 |
Statement by Ronil
Hira, Vice President, Career Activities, to the House Science Committee
Roundtable Discussion on the Science and
Technology Workforce. |
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16 June 05 |
Letter to Senate
Appropriators supporting increases in the
National Science Foundation's FY 2006 budget in line with those
contained in H.R. 2862. |
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12 June 05 |
ACTION ALERT:
House Considering Genetic Nondiscrimination in Insurance Bill |
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25 May 05 |
Letter to NASA
Administrator Michael Griffin supporting the decision to develop a plan
for a servicing mission to the Hubble Space
Telescope. |
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25 May 05 |
Letter to the Senate
Finance and House Ways & Means Committees urging
permanent extension of the R&D tax credit. |
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25 May 05 |
Letter to House and
Senate Appropriations Committees opposing drastic cuts to the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA)
Earth Sciences program. |
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19 May 05 |
Letter to Senate
Commerce Committee urging quick action on the
High-Performance Computing Revitalization Act of 2005 (H.R. 28). |
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18 May 05 |
Coalition statement
offering Recommendations for Enhancing the
U.S. Visa System to Advance America’s Scientific and Economic
Competitiveness and National Security Interests, sent to the State
and Homeland Security Departments, the White House Office of Science and
Technology Policy. and key Congressional offices. |
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4 May 05 |
Letter to House
Science Committee members supporting the
Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act of 2005 (H.R. 250) |
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2 May 05 |
ACTION ALERT:
Senate Considering Easing Student Visa Processing Procedure |
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2 May 05 |
ACTION ALERT:
Hubble Space Telescope Budget at Risk |
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2 May 05 |
Coalition (ASTRA)
letter to Senate Appropriators supporting increases in the
National Institute of Standards and
Technology's FY2006 budget. |
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28 April 05 |
ACTION ALERT:
DARPA Funds Diverted from Basic Research |
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26 April 05 |
Letter to key Congressional and Administration Officials forwarding CCP whitepaper on Providing Ubiquitous Gigabit Networks in the United States |
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21 April 05 |
Letter to House and
Senate sponsors indicating support for the
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2005 (S.306/H.R. 1227) |
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14 April 05 |
Letter to House &
Senate Leadership, Armed Services Committees and DARPA expressing
concern with redirection of DARPA research
priorities.
more |
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13 April 05 |
Coalition letter to
Senators Coleman and Bingaman expressing support for the
American Competitiveness Through International
Openness Now (ACTION) Act (S. 455), which seeks to improve the
system for processing of student visas. |
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8 April 05 |
STEM Coalition letter
to House and Senate Appropriators urging $200 million in funding for the
National Science Foundations K-12 Math and
Science Partnership (MSP) program. |
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18 March 05 |
Letter to President
Bush encouraging nomination of FCC candidates
with strong technology backgrounds. |
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18 March 05 |
Letter to Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation urging Congress to
explore the technology-related background of
nominees for Commissioners when confirming upcoming appointments to
the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). |
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18 March 05 |
Letter to FCC
Commissioners urging steps
to improve the technology capabilities and
understanding of the Federal Communications Commission |
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25 Feb. 05 |
Coalition letter to
House Energy and Commerce Committee expressing concerns regarding
limitations on reliability funding in
draft energy bill. |
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9 Feb. 05 |
Letter to members of
House and Senate asking for support in passing legislation needed to
ensure the continued reliability of the
electricity supply in the United States and throughout North
America. |
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9 Feb. 05 |
Letter to House
Science Committee endorsing the
High-Performance Computing Revitalization Act of 2005 (H.R. 28). |
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2 Feb. 05 |
Statement for the House Science Committee's hearing concerning the
Hubble Space Telescope. |
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2 Feb. 05 |
Letter to House &
Senate Budget Committees urging strong support for federally funded
research through the National Science
Foundation. |
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24 Jan. 05 |
IEEE-USA
amicus brief
on inducement of copyright infringement in electronic file sharing filed
in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios v. Grokster (U.S. Supreme Ct.) |
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24 Jan. 05 |
IEEE-USA
amicus
brief on reverse engineering for interoperability filed in
Davidson vs. Blizzard (8th Cir. Ct. App.). |
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13 Jan. 05 |
Testimony by Ronil
Hira, Vice President, Career Activities, to the U.S.-China Economic
Security Review Commission on Offshoring of Software & High Technology
Jobs. |
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05 Jan. 05 |
Letter to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission providing comments on proposals for
pricing
of reactive power. |
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03 Jan. 05 |
Grassroots Alert:
Support Needed for Congressional R&D Caucus |
