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For Immediate Release
02/06/07
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Joe Brenckle - Republican Press Office 202-224-3991
Brian Eaton w/Stevens 202-224-0445
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Sen. Stevens Co-sponsors Schumer - McCain Bill to Register Online Identities and Email Addresses of Sex Offenders
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) today announced that he is co-sponsoring the “Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2007” (KIDS Act of 2007 - S.431), sponsored by Senators Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) in the Senate and Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.) in the House. This bill requires convicted sex offenders to register “any e-mail address, instant message address, or other similar Internet identifier the sex offender used or will use to communicate over the Internet” with the National Sex Offender Registry. The legislation is supported by the American Family Association and social networking sites, Facebook and MySpace.
“This bill will provide one more tool to help protect our children from online predators,” said Senator Stevens. “Social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook are increasingly becoming an important part of many young lives, and we must ensure that this continues to be a safe experience.”
This bill would be used to further protect children online by allowing the Department of Justice to make this registry available to social networking sites and allow them to compare the database with user profiles. The measure would also make it a crime for any person 18 years or older to knowingly misrepresent his or her age with the intent to use the Internet to engage in criminal sexual content involving a minor.
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Aviation Subcommittee to Hold Second FAA Reauthorization Hearing
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation announces an Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Subcommittee Hearing on the Administrations Proposal to Reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration - Part II for Thursday, March 8, 2007, at 9:30 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
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Senate Commerce Schedules CAFE Hearing
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a Full Committee Oversight Hearing on the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Program for Tuesday, March 6, 2007, at 10:00 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
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Commerce Schedules Four Subcommittee Hearings
- WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation announces the following subcommittee hearings:
Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety Subcommittee Hearing on Vehicle Safety for Children for Wednesday, February 28, 2007, at 10:00 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building;
Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism Subcommittee Hea...
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Passenger Rail, Universal Service Topics of Upcoming Commerce Hearings
- WASHINGTON, DC: The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation announces two hearings:
Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security Subcommittee Hearing on S.294, the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007 for Tuesday, February 27, 2007, at 10:00 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building, and
Full Committee Hea...
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Members Named to Senate Commerce Subcommittees
- WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation announces its subcommittee membership.
Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii), as Chairman of the Committee, and Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), as Vice Chairman of the Committee, are ex officio members of all subcommittees.
Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
John D. Rockefeller, W. Va. (Chair) ...
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