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CONSUMER PROTECTION

The Public Record for the 109th Congress

(See our archives page if you require information for a previous Congress.)

This is a list of public information regarding consumer protection issues released in
the 109th Congress by the Committee on Energy and Commerce Democrats. The information is listed by date.

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News Releases

June 8, 2006

"Key Lawmakers Request GAO Report on Credit Derivatives Market Information Technology Woes"

May 17, 2006

"GAO Agrees to Report to Dingell, Markey, Schakowsky on Finance Markets Preparedness; Design Phase Complete by June 30, 2006"

November 21, 2005

"Cox to Dingell: Upgrading Penalty Collections and Returning More Money to Investors "A Top Priority"

November 3, 2005

"Democrats Reject Weak Data Security Bill"

July 6, 2005

"Committee Releases Draft Bill to Fight Identity Theft"

May 23, 2005

"House to Pass Bill to Lock Out Internet's Spying Eyes"

May 11, 2005

"Obey and Dingell Call for Investigation of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting"

April 28, 2005

"GAO Report to Dingell, Barton, Other Key Lawmakers on Information Security at Seven Critical Financial Organizations Delayed"

April 14, 2005

"Donaldson to Dingell: Improved Shareholder Access To Proxy Not Dead Yet"

January 28, 2005

"GAO Commits to Report to Dingell, Frank, Kanjorski by July 15, 2005 on SEC, CFTC Fines and Disgorgement Collections"

January 27, 2005

"GAO Commits to Report to Dingell, Markey by June 17, 2005 on Impact of LAX SEC Enforcement of PUHCA"

 

Letters

December 12, 2006

Letter to Mr. Mark Hurd, President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board, Hewlett-Packard Company regarding Insider Stock Option transactions at Hewlett-Packard

September 27, 2006

Letter to Speaker Hastert and Majority Leader Boehner urging that H.R. 4943, "Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act", be scheduled for consideration on the House floor before Congress adjourns

September 11, 2006

Letter to Ms. Patricia Dunn, Chairman of the Board, Hewlett-Packard Company, from Chairmen Barton and Whitfield and Ranking Member Dingell and Stupak requesting records and information regarding HP's alleged use of pretexting and data brokers to procure the personal telephone records of the members of its Board of Directors and others without their knowledge or consent

June 27, 2006

Letter to Speaker Hastert from Democratic Leader Pelosi and other Members of Congress, including Ranking Member Dingell, regarding H.R. 5588, the Comprehensive Veterans' Data Protection and Identity Theft Prevention Act

June 6, 2006

Letter to Comptroller General Walker, Government Accountability Office, requesting a study of the issues surrounding credit derivatives markets information technology

May 11, 2006

Letter from Democratic Members of the Committee on Energy and Commerce to Chairman Barton requesting a full Committee hearing to review recent reports of three telecommunications companies providing the records of millions of Americans to the National Security Agency

March 2, 2006

Letter to FTC Chairman Majoras regarding fraudulent access to customer phone records and related FTC enforcement efforts against online data brokers

October 3 , 2005

Letter to SEC Chairman Christopher Cox and U.S. Comptroller General Walker regarding GAO Report: SEC and CFTC Penalties: Continued Progress Made in Collection Efforts, but Greater SEC Management Attention Is Needed

See GAO's report (GAO-05-670)

July 28, 2005

Letter to Comptroller General Walker, FRB Chairman Greenspan, and SEC Acting Chairman Glassman regarding GAO's June 29, 2005, report: Financial Market Organizations Have Taken Steps to Protect against Electronic Attacks, but Could Take Additional Actions

See the GAO's report (GAO-05-679R)

February 24, 2005

Letter to SEC Chairman Donaldson in support of reasonable shareholder access to the corporate proxy in order to replace ineffective directors and increase accountability in the boardroom

 

Statements

September 21, 2006

Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet and Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection Hearing entitled "ICANN Internet Governance: Is It Working?"

July 18, 2006

Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection Hearing on "Motor Vehicle Technology and the Consumer: Views From the National Traffic Safety Administration"

May 25, 2006

Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection Markup of H.R. 2048, the "Motor Vehicle Owners' Right To Repair Act of 2005"

May 24, 2006

Committee on Energy and Commerce Markup of H.R. 5438, "Public Health and Medical Emergency Coordination Act of 2006"; H.R. 3997, "Financial Data Protection Act of 2006"; and H.R. 5126, "Truth in Caller ID Act"

March 29, 2006

Full Committee markup of H.R. 4127, the Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) and H.Con.Res. 357, regarding National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month

March 8, 2006

Full Committee markup on the Committee Print entitled "The Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act"

February 1, 2006

Full Committee hearing entitled "Phone Records For Sale: Why Aren't Phone Records Safe From Pretexting?"

November 10, 2005

Subcommittee hearing entitled "Right To Repair: Industry Discussions and Legislative Options"

November 3, 2005

Subcommittee markup of H.R. 4127, the "Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA)"

June 29, 2005

Committee on Energy and Commerce markup of H.R. 2491, the "International Solid Waste Importation and Management Act of 2005," H.R. 1065, the "United States Boxing Commission Act," and H.R. ____, the "Drug Free Sports Act"

June 23, 2005

Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection hearing on "The Reauthorization of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration"

May 23, 2005

House Floor debate on H.R. 29, the "Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass (SPY Act)"

March 9, 2005

Committee on Energy and Commerce markup of H.R. 29, the "Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act or the 'SPY ACT'"

 

Speeches

 

 

 

Dear Colleague Letters

July 21, 2005

"Cosponsor H.R. 3359, the "Medical Malpractice and Insurance Reform Act of 2005"

 

 

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