FC: Congressional plan would create U.S. Privacy Protection Commission

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

> From: "Battle, Chris" <Chris.Battle () mail house gov>
> To: declan () well com
> Subject: Privacy Protection Commission
> Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 10:28:39 -0500
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> Just an announcement that may be of interest to this group. Congressman Asa
> Hutchinson, a conservative Republican from Arkansas, is joining Rep. Jim
> Moran, a Democrat from Northern Virginia, to introduce a bill creating a
> Privacy Commission. The idea behind the bill is that we need to have a
> structured, thoughtful and comprehensive approach to privacy concerns,
> rather than a hodge-podge of bills being shotgunned through Congress as this
> issue escalates in the polls. The commission would be bipartisan and study
> privacy concerns from all angles -- Internet, health records, financial
> records, govt records, etc -- for 18 months and then submit a plan that
> outlines the problems and recommends solutions. At this time, all possible
> solutions are on the table -- from new legislation to the greater support
> for self-regulation. The goal of the commission would be to bring everyone
> to the table and find a good solution so that all interests are
> well-respected.
>
> Hutchinson and Moran, along with other members of Congress, will introduce
> the bill at a news conference tomorrow (Wednesday, March 15) at 11 a.m. in
> the Government Reform Committee Room (2203 Rayburn).
>
> Get updates on this and other Congressional activity with Rep. Hutchinson's
> electronic newsletter:
> http://www.house.gov/hutchinson/eletter/index.htm



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