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Public
Policy Log - 113th Congress, 1st Session (2013)
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 113th Congress, 1st Session (2013), 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
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Description
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20 May
2013 |
Coalition (CNSF) Letter to Rep. Lamar Smith, Chair of the House
Committee on Science and Technology, Expressing Concerns Regarding
Congressional Actions That Call Into Question the
National Science Foundation's Merit Review
Process. |
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6 May 2013 |
Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Leaders Expressing Support
For The High-Skill Provisions of the
Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act
(S. 744). |
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19 April
2013 |
Coalition Letter to Senate Leaders and Key House and Senate
Committees Forwarding a Set of Principles for
the Upcoming Reauthorization of the America COMPETES Act. |
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17 April
2013 |
Coalition Letter to the federal Office of Management and Budget
Proposing Revisions to Federal Travel Policy to Facilitate
Participation of Federal Employees in S&T
Activities. |
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15 April
2013 |
Letter to House Science Committee Chair and Ranking Member
Supporting House Passage of Advancing
America’s Networking and Information Technology Research and Development
Act (H.R. 967), and the Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2013 (H.R.
756) |
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18 March
2013 |
Letter to Senate Leadership and Appropriations Committee Members
Opposing Senate Amendment 67 To the Continuing
Appropriations Act of 2013 (HR 933) Restricting Federal
Participation in Conferences |
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18
March 2013 |
Testimony By Karen Panetta Before the Senate Judiciary Committee
on Comprehensive Immigration Reform and the Needs of Women and Families
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11 March
2013 |
Coalition Letter (w/ CRA. ACM and SIAM) to the House Science,
Space and Technology Committee Endorsing the
Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology R&D Act (H.R.
967) and the Cyber Security Enhancement Act (H.R. 756)
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6 March
2013 |
Letter to Rep. Rush Holt Concerning The
Importance of Participation by Federal Scientists and Engineers in
Science and Technical Conferences. |
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5 March
2013 |
IEEE-USA Testimony By Bruce Morrison Before the House Judiciary
Subcommittee on Immigration on Enhancing America's Competitiveness
Through Skilled Immigration. |
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26 Feb.
2013 |
Coalition Letter to Rep. Blake Farentholt, chair of the House
Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Census,
regarding participation of federal scientists
and engineers in S&T conferences. |
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8 Feb.
2013 |
Letter to Congress Urging A Long-term Comprehensive and Balanced
Approach to Deficit Reduction That Prioritizes
Federal Investments in Research and Education |
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4 Feb.
2013 |
Comments filed with U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in response
to Request for Comments on Request for
Continued Examination (RCE) Practice,
77 Fed.
Reg. 72830 (Dec. 6, 2012) |
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3 Jan.
2013 |
Thank You
Letter to Senators Cornyn, Grassley, Hoeven and Paul For Endorsing
Senate Action on the STEM Jobs Act (HR 6429) |
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3 Jan.
2013 |
Thank You
Letter to House Members Supporting Passage of the
STEM Jobs Act (HR 6429) |
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Other
IEEE Policy Communications
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18 March 2013 |
Coalition
(ASAE) Letter Opposing Senate Amendment 67 To the Continuing
Appropriations Act of 2013 (HR 933) Restricting Federal Participation in
Conferences |
IEEE-USA policy documents can be obtained by written
request to the IEEE-USA, 2001 L Street, N.W., Suite 700, 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.
Last Update:
22 May 2013
Staff Contact: Chris Brantley
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