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  Public Log - 110th Congress, 2d Session (2008)

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 110th Congress, 2d Session (2008), 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. Current Action Alerts can be accessed by IEEE members via IEEE-USA's Legislative Action Center.

Date

Description

26 June 08 Coalition testimony before the House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures on the "The Role of Individual Retirement Accounts in America's Retirement Savings System"
25 June 08 Letter to Sen. Lamar Alexander endorsing the goals outlined in his “New Manhattan Project for Clean Energy Independence” of 9 May 2008.
24 June 08 Coalition letter to House and Senate Appropriations leaders urging appropriations authorized under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-140) to foster new technologies related to transportation fuels and the cultivation of a “green collar” industry.
16 June 08 Letter to Sen. Kennedy endorsing the "Wired for Health Care Quality Act” (S.1693)
12 June 08 Testimony Before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law, on
The Need for Green Cards for Highly Skilled Workers.
5 June 08 Letter to the FCC Chair and Commissioners outlining recommendations for enhancing the technical expertise in FCC decision-making activities. 
3 June 08 Innovation Task Force Coalition letter to House and Senate leaders urging them to preserve $200 million in funding increases for the physical sciences and engineering included in the Senate-passed supplemental appropriations legislation.
30 May 08 Coalition letter to Reps. Gordon and Hall endorsing a proposed Nanotechnology Education Partnership initiative as part of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Math and Science Partnership program, which is contained in the National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2008 (H.R. 5940)
21 May 08 Letter to House Science Committee leaders urging prompt consideration of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008 (H.R. 6063.) 
21 May 08 Letter to Bill Sponsors and Key Leaders expressing appreciation for their leadership in securing passage of The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 493, S. 358).
19 May 08 Letter to House leadership urging prompt passage of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Amendments Act of 2008 (H.R. 5940)
19 May 08 Letter to Rep. Eshoo providing input on her pending health information technology legislation (H.R. 3800)
19 May 08 Letter to Rep. Gordon providing input on his pending health information technology legislation (H.R. 2406)
16 May 08 Joint letter with SIA to Rep. Lofgren endorsing her permanent, employment-based immigration reform bills (H.R. 5882 with Rep. Sensenbrenner, H.R. 5921 with Rep. Goodlatte, and H.R. 6039 with Rep. Cannon).
14 May 08 Letter to Rep. Lofgren endorsing her permanent, employment-based immigration reform bills (H.R. 5882 with Rep. Sensenbrenner, H.R. 5921 with Rep. Goodlatte, and H.R. 6039 with Rep. Cannon).
9 May 08 Coalition Letter to House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees urging legislation to accelerate commercialization of plug-in electric drive by establishing a consumer credit for plug-in electric drive vehicles
9 May 08 Letter to leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee expressing support for legislation extending federal incentives such as production tax credits for carbon neutral sources of electric power generation.
8 May 08 Letter to leaders of the Senate Finance Committee expressing support for legislation extending federal incentives such as production tax credits for carbon neutral sources of electric power generation.
25 April 08 Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Leaders urging funding of the NIST Technology Innovation Program as authorized in the American COMPETES Act.
23 April 08 Coalition letter to House and Senate energy appropriators urging $12 million in FY09 funding for the DOE Nuclear Science Talent Expansion Program as authorized in the America COMPETES Act.
16 April 08 STEM Education Coalition letter to House and Senate Commerce, Justice and State appropriators supporting the budget request for the National Science Foundation's Math and Science Partnership Program and Noyce Scholarships.
16 April 08 STEM Education Coalition letter to House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Resources appropriators in support of budget request for the Dept. of Education's Math and Science Partnerships and Math Now programs.
16 April 08 Coalition letter to the President and Congressional leaders urging inclusion of science and engineering research, and math and science education funding in the supplemental Fiscal Year 2008 spending bill.
14 April 08 Coalition letter by the Genetic Alliance to the U.S. Senate urging passage of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) (S.358)
7 April 08 Coalition letter to the President and Congressional leaders urging restoration of FY 2008 funding for key science and technology agencies in supplemental appropriations legislation.
3 April 08 Letter to Rep. Dennis Moore endorsing The Independent Health Record Trust Act of 2007 (H.R. 2991), legislation that encourages the development of independent (non-governmental) repositories for electronic medical records owned by the patient.
27 March 08 Letter to Presidential candidates urging them to accept an invitation to discuss Science and America’s Future at Science Debate 2008 on 18 April 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
12 March 08 Testimony by Region 2 Director John Dentler before the Maryland House of Delegates Ways and Means Committee urging repeal of the Maryland computer services tax.
11 March 08 Letter and statement submitted for the hearing of Senate Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation and Competitiveness on the FY 2009 budget request for basic research.
28 Feb. 08 Letter to Rep. George Miller endorsing the “School Building Enhancement Act,” (H.R. 3197), which seeks to improve the energy efficiency of public school buildings.
26 Feb. 08 Coalition letter to House and Senate leaders urging Congress to enact full funding for the American Competes Act S&T authorization in supplemental appropriations.
13 Feb. 08 Letter to the House Science Committee urging Congress to enact full funding for America Competes Act's S&T authorization.
11 Feb. 08 STEM Education Coalition letter to House and Senate Education leaders urging inclusion of specific STEM education priorities into pending reauthorization of the Higher Education Act
29 Jan. 08 Letter to Congressional Appropriators urging restoration of FY 2009 funding for the U.S. contribution to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project.
28 Jan. 08 Letter by Baltimore & Washington Sections to Maryland House of Delegates urging repeal of new state computer services sales tax.
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998

IEEE-USA policy documents can be obtained by written request to the IEEE-USA, 1828 L Street, N.W., Suite 1202, Washington, DC 20036, by phone request to 202-785-0017, by fax request to 202-785-0835, or by e-mail request to c.brantley@ieee.org.

Copies of coalition letters/testimonies by the American Association of Engineering Societies (AAES), of which the IEEE is a member, can be obtained on-line or by written request to AAES, 1111 19th Street, N.W., Suite 608, Washington, DC 20036, or by phone request to 202-296-2237.

Last Update: 30 June 2008
Staff Contact: Chris Brantley

 

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