About Congress
In politics, a congress ("a gathering of people") is the name of the main legislative body in a state that operates under a congressional system of government. In non-political usage congress is a term applied to a large national or international grouping of people meeting together with common interests or concerns, e.g. an academic conference.
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Quotes about Congress
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“ Congress is debating the creation of an electronic health records system for American citizens. ”
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“ Whether or not it will sunset on March 6, I'll defer that to Congress. ”
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“ Given the ongoing debate about whether Congress wrote this provision too broadly, delaying enforcement of the Red Flags Rule will allow industries and associations to share guidance with their members, provide low-risk entities an opportunity to use the template in developing their programs, and give Congress time to consider the issue further. ”
Jon Leibowitz in FTC Will Grant Three-Month Delay of Enforcement of ‘Red Flags’ Rule Requiring Creditors and Financial Institutions to Adopt Identity Theft Prevention Programs
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Implementation of Red Flags Rule delayed until appeals court rules on lawsuit
Explore Article Modern Medicine (Sep 2 2010)
Under intense pressure from numerous businesses and members of Congress, the FTC on May 28 delayed enforcement of the Red Flags Rule from the previous effective date of Ju...
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Comment on Article Mentions: FTC Washington Health Insurance Portability
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Ten Fallacies About Web Privacy
Explore Article online.wsj.com (Aug 30 2010)
Privacy on the Web is a constant issue for public discussion—and Congress is always considering more regulations on the use of information about people's habits, interests o... (Read Full Article)
Comment on Article Mentions: Google Congress
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A proposed federal data security law… one more time!
Explore Article wistechnology.com (Aug 25 2010)
Over the past month, two different bills have been proposed in Congress to address federal data security requirements. The most comprehensive of the two, and the one garne... (Read Full Article)
Comment on Article Mentions: FTC Massachusetts U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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Senators Want Breach Law Across Industries
Explore Article Insurance Networking News (Aug 18 2010)
Text of S. 3742 is available at congress.gov. The bill is one of several introduced during this session of Congress to strengthen protection of consumer information. For instance, Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Rober... (Read Full Article)
Comment on Article Mentions: Senate Health Data Management Tom Carper
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Petri Bill Would Enlist IRS Against Identity Theft
Explore Article American Chronicle (Aug 18 2010)
...ect the privacy of the person committing the fraud." "As the incidence of identity theft has risen, Congress has taken several steps to help Americans fight back and maintain the security of their personal in... (Read Full Article)
Comment on Article Mentions: Melissa Bean FBI Federal Trade Commission
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41 Banking Breaches So far in 2010
Explore Article bankinfosecurity.com (Aug 16 2010)
...wn by month and type of breach. Breach Notification At Hand? While data breaches continue to occur, Congress is mulling legislation that would create a federal notification act. One bill pending on the floor ...
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Comment on Article Mentions: Senate Linda Foley Identity Theft Resource Center
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VA Posts Data Breach Reports Online
Explore Article InformationWeek (Aug 13 2010)
...ting reports about data breaches on its website. The monthly reports, which the agency compiles for Congress, list different ways the VA has lost data, such as through lost hardware or misdirected emails. Mor...
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Comment on Article Mentions: Las Vegas Department of Veterans Affairs Congress
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Senators Want Breach Law Across Industries
Explore Article Health Data Management (Aug 13 2010)
...ery, and offer them credit and identity theft protection services. Text of S. 3742 is available at congress.gov. The bill is one of several introduced during this session of Congress to strengthen protection of consumer information. For instance, Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Rober... (Read Full Article)
Comment on Article Mentions: Senate Jay Rockefeller Mark Pryor
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VA data breach reports available online
Explore Article Federal Computer Week (Aug 12 2010)
...ker, the VA’s chief information officer, said that the monthly data breach reports are prepared for Congress and have been posted online since April to improve accountability. “We gain a lot by increasing tra... (Read Full Article)
Comment on Article Mentions: Roger Baker Alice Lipowicz Veterans Affairs Department
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Google Cleared Of UK Street View Privacy Breach
Explore Article InformationWeek (Jul 30 2010)
...nts and that this information could not be linked to identifiable individuals. In May, Google told Congress that, while its Street View cars collected publicly broadcast Wi-Fi network names and MAC addresses... (Read Full Article)
Comment on Article Mentions: Mac Google Congress
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Republicans call for confirmation hearing on CMS chief
Explore Article healthcareitnews.com (Jul 14 2010)
...sident Obama bypassed the hearing process by putting Berwick in charge during an official recess of Congress. Berwick was sworn in on July 12. WASHINGTON – On his first day on the job as chief of the country'... (Read Full Article)
Comment on Article Mentions: Senate David Blumenthal Washington
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Senators reintroduce identity theft measure
Explore Article Nextgov.com (Jul 14 2010)
...ilers and federal agencies. The bill was last introduced in 2007, but did not pass during the 110th Congress. It was modeled after the 1999 Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which requires financial institutions to pro... (Read Full Article)
Comment on Article Mentions: Heartland Payment Systems Senate Puerto Rico
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Red Flags: No Delay for Credit Unions
Explore Article bankinfosecurity.com (Jun 29 2010)
...end of May. "In the meantime, other folk, such as the credit unions, will have to wait and see what Congress ," Dorman says. The latest delay - the fifth since the Red Flags Rule was enacted in 2008 - was des...
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Comment on Article Mentions: FTC Congress Red Flags
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Ftc Delay Of Identity Theft Rules A Reprieve For Businesses
Explore Article Portfolio.Com (Jun 21 2010)
...public accounting for over 34 years,” he said. The FTC’s sweeping interpretation is far beyond what Congress intended when it passed legislation requiring financial institutions and “creditors” to implement p...
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Comment on Article Mentions: FTC Washington ABA
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Is your privacy secure online? There's no way to tell
Explore Article Modesto News, Sports, Business, Weather (Jun 11 2010)
...traight downhill since then. * http://www.latimes.com/ Advertisement Internet companies persuaded Congress to let them regulate themselves. They promised to develop explicit policies covering to whom and u... (Read Full Article)
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