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Telecom Bill Delayed Over Turf Fight
This was supposed to be the week when the House went on record about telecommunications reform, but plans to push the issue to the floor hit a procedural snag. The House Judiciary Committee sought a referral of the bill.
The delay is likely to work to Judiciary's advantage. Judiciary Committee leaders have drafted their own version of legislation on "network neutrality," a key point of contention in the debate.
Kevin Madden, an aide to Majority Leader John Boehner, said parliamentarians are getting ready to address the jurisdictional dispute, and the House leadership wants to let that play out first before scheduling floor debate.
Other tech-related news this week involved the privacy of telephone records, the push to prevent terrorist attacks by screening cargo and the adoption of health information technology. Listen to the podcast for the details.
Posted by Technology Daily on May 5, 2006 11:29 AM | Permalink
