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Policy Log
108th Congress,
2nd Session (2004)
(Archives)

The following is the chronological log of public policy communications made by or on behalf of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - United States of America (IEEE-USA) (and other organizational units with IEEE) during the 108th Congress, 1st Session (2004), including testimonies, statements submitted for the record of congressional hearings, formal comments provided in response to public or regulatory notices, letters to Federal policy makers forwarding recommendations on public policy issues, and Legislative Alerts and similar notices of related government relations activities.

Date

Description
17 Nov. 2004 Letter to Congress urging deferral of action on a proposed H-1B visa exemption.
8 Oct. 2004 Letter to key Senators urging further review of the Piracy Deterrence and Education Act (H.R. 4077)
7 Oct. 2004 Coalition Letter to Reps. Holt and Houghton endorsing legislation providing for the establishment of a congressional Center for Scientific and Technical Assessment (H.R. 4670)
6 Oct. 2004 Coalition Letter to Sens. Hatch and Leahy following meetings on the Inducing Infringement of Copyright Act of 2004 (S. 2560)
5 Oct. 2004 Letter to the Director of Defense Research and Engineering (DDR&E) concerning the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI)
30 Sept. 2004 Coalition letter to the Department of Defense Supporting a $15M FY/06 budget request for the Science, Math and Research for Transformation (SMART) Defense Scholarship program.
28 Sept. 2004 Coalition letter to Sens. Frist, Daschle, Hatch and Leahy making recommendations regarding the Inducing Infringement of Copyright Act of 2004 (S. 2560)
28 Sept. 2004 ACTION ALERT:  Help IEEE-USA Oppose the Induce Act
24 Sept. 2004 Letter to Sens. Hatch concerning mark-up of the Inducing Infringement of Copyright Act of 2004 (S. 2560)
17 Sept. 2004 Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee opposing a substitute to S.1635 that would establish an H-1B Visa Exception for Foreign Graduate Students.
15 Sept. 2004 Letter to the Senate Commerce-State-Justice Appropriations Subcommittee urging adoption of a mechanism to permanently end the practice of patent fee diversion.
15 Sept. 2004 ACTION ALERT:  Help End Patent Fee Diversion:  Support Needed Immediately to Protect the Patent Process
10 Sept. 2004 STEM Coalition letter to congressional leaders urging a sustained federal commitment in the National Science Foundation's K-12 Math, Science Partnership Program.
9 Sept. 2004 Letter to the Vice President and Congressional Leaders Expressing Concern Regarding Cuts to the National Science Foundation Budget
4 Sept. 2004 Letter to the U.S. Copyright Office commenting on the CO's proposed substitute to the Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act of 2004 (S.2560)
30 Aug. 2004 Letter to Congressional and Administration Leaders Supporting a Servicing Mission to the Hubble Space Telescope
20 Aug. 2004 Comments to FCC supporting a request by the IEEE 802.18 Radio Regulatory Technical Advisory Group for an extension of time for public comment on unlicensed operation in the TV broadcast bands (ET Docket No. 04-186)
13 Aug. 2004 Letter to Sen. Cantwell forwarding IEEE-USA position statement on Principles for a Restructured Electric Industry.
Aug. 2004 ACTION ALERT:  House Votes to Cut Science Spending:  August is Best Time to Contact Members of Congress
29 July 2004 Letter to the Presidential Candidates Seeking Information on Technology-Related Campaign Proposals and Plans
22 July 2004 Testimony by Andy Greenberg, Vice Chair, IEEE-USA Intellectual Property Committee to the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act of 2004 (S. 2560)
12 July 2004 ACTION ALERT:  Study to Look at Offshore Outsourcing:  Support from Engineers is Crucial
8 July 2004 Letter to Senator Orin Hatch (R-UT) concerning voluntary infringement of copyrights (S.2560)
6 July 2004 ACTION ALERT:  National Research, Development and Innovation Week - Chance to Support Federal R&D Funding.
21 June 2004 Letter to Rep. Jim Turner (R-Tx) expressing support for the Rapid Pathogen Identification to the Delivery of Cures Act (H.R. 4258).
28 May 2004 Comments to FCC on IP-Enabled Services (Voice over Internet Protocol) (WC Docket No. 04-36)
12 May 2004 Multi-Society Statement and Recommendations to Key Administration and Congressional leaders on Visa Problems Harming America's Scientific, Economic, and Security Interests
11 May 2004 Special distribution of the Jan-Feb 2004 issue of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society magazine on Homeland Security to key Executive Branch officials and Members of Congress.
10 May 2004 Comments to FCC on Inquiry Concerning the Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability to All Americans in a Reasonable and Timely Fashion (GN Docket No. 04-54)
3 May 2004 Comments to FCC on Carrier Current Systems, including Broadband over Power Line Systems (Amendment of Part 15 regarding new requirements and measurement guidelines for Access Broadband over Power Line Systems)(ET Docket No. 03-104/ET Docket No. 04-37)
3 May 2004 Comments to FCC on Facilitating Opportunities for Flexible, Efficient, and Reliable Spectrum Use Employing Cognitive Radio Technologies: Authorization and Use of Software Defined Radios (ET Docket No. 03-108)
28 April 2004 Statement to the House Science Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards supporting the FY'2005 NIST budget
19 April 2004 Letter to House & Senate Appropriations Commerce Subcommittee supporting a strong FY'005 budget for the National Institute of Standards and Technology
12 April 2004 Letter to House & Senate Appropriators supporting increases to the FY'05 Defense S&T Budget
5 April 2004 ACTION ALERT:  Help Make the Research & Development Tax Credit Permanent - Congress Needs to Hear from You
1 April 2004 Coalition letter by the Genetic Alliance urging House passage of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (S.1053).
30 March 2004 ACTION ALERT:  Congress Trying to Provide Assistance for Displaced Workers - Grassroots Support Needed to Get Congress' Attention
25 March 2004 ACTION ALERT:  Support Senate Effort to Reform GuestWorker Program
25 March 2004 Letter to House and Senate VA, HUD and Labor Appropriations Subcommittee Chairs urging robust funding for  Department of Education and National Science Foundation Math and Science Partnership Programs
23 March 2004 Letter to House and Senate leaders urging support for legislation to permanently extend the Research and Development (R&D) tax credit.
17 March 2004 ACTION ALERT:  Support Senate Effort To Reform Temporary Worker Program - Grassroots Support Will Be Key
17 March 2004 ACTION ALERT:  Department of Defense Research & Development Budget Needs Support - Congress Needs To Understand the Importance of Basic Research
17 March 2004 ACTION ALERT:  Join Effort To Increase Office of Science Budget - Dept. of Energy Science Research Program Needs Help
16 March 2004 ACTION ALERT:  Support H-1b and L-1 Reform Bill in the House - Grassroots Support Key
16 March 2004 ACTION ALERT:  Support H-1b and L-1 Reform Bill in the House - Grassroots Support Key
12 March 2004 Letter to U.S. Senate urging support for provisions of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act of 2003 (H.R. 1561) that would end the practice of patent fee diversion.
11 March 2004 Letter to DHS Officials Forwarding Position on Strengthening S&T at the Department of Homeland Security.
18 Feb. 2004 Coalition Open Letter to Congress and the Administration on the Budgetary Threat to Transmission & Distribution Research
11 Feb. 2004 Coalition testimony to the House Science Committee on the President's FY 2005 Budget Request for the Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering.
2 Jan. 2004 ACTION ALERT:  Effort Underway to Increase Department of Energy's Office of Science Budget
2 Jan. 2004 ACTION ALERT:  IEEE-USA Needs Help to Prevent Changes to H-1B Law
2003 Policy Log Index of Policy Communications in the 108th Congress, 1st Session
2002 Policy Log Index of Policy Communications in the 107th Congress, 2d Session (2002)
2001 Policy Log Index of Policy Communications in the 107th Congress, 1st Session (2001)
2000 Policy Log Index of Policy Communications in the 106th Congress, 2d Session (2000)
1999 Policy Log Index of Policy Communications in the 106th Congress, 1st Session (1999)
1998 Policy Log Index of Policy Communications in the 105th Congress, 2d Session (1998)

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Last Update: 29 March 2005
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