Legislation for legislation's sake...........
In the US a new bill is being presented to make it illegal for camera phones not to click when used.
How on earth does congressman Peter T. King think this will help deaf people, people in noisy areas, or someone being photographed from a way off - or is there to be an amendment that the click needs to be a minimum of xxx decibels with a huge flash to alert the deaf, then what is he going to introduce the aid the deaf and blind?
More importantly why does he think this needs to become law?
H.R.414
Title: To require mobile phones containing digital cameras to make a sound when a photograph is taken.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 1/9/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
SUMMARY AS OF:
1/9/2009--Introduced.
Camera Phone Predator Alert Act - Requires any mobile phone containing a digital camera to sound a tone whenever a photograph is taken with the camera's phone. Prohibits such a phone from being equipped with a means of disabling or silencing the tone. Treats the requirement as a consumer product safety standard and requires enforcement by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
MAJOR ACTIONS:
***NONE***
ALL ACTIONS:
- 1/9/2009:
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
TITLE(S): (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
- SHORT TITLE(S) AS INTRODUCED:
Camera Phone Predator Alert Act - OFFICIAL TITLE AS INTRODUCED:
To require mobile phones containing digital cameras to make a sound when a photograph is taken.
COSPONSOR(S):
***NONE***
COMMITTEE(S):
| Committee/Subcommittee: | Activity: | |
| House Energy and Commerce | Referral, In Committee | |
RELATED BILL DETAILS:
- ***NONE***
AMENDMENT(S):
***NONE***
In this time of economic austerity this congressman has... so far this month sponsored...(source library of congress
1. H.RES.63 : Supporting the goals and ideals of the Knights of Pythias.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 1/14/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/14/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2. H.R.358 : -- Private Bill; For the relief of Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 1/8/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/8/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
3. H.R.414 : To require mobile phones containing digital cameras to make a sound when a photograph is taken.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 1/9/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
4. H.R.415 : To provide Capitol-flown flags to the immediate family of fire fighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers who are killed in the line of duty.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 1/9/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
5. H.R.521 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 1/14/2009) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/14/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
6. H.R.522 : To amend the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act to authorize the Federal Trade Commission to issue new rules to prohibit any telemarketing calls during the hours of 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 1/14/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/14/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
7. H.R.523 : To establish a United States Boxing Commission to administer the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 1/14/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/14/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
8. H.R.549 : To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Office for Bombing Prevention, to address terrorist explosive threats, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 1/15/2009) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Homeland Security
Latest Major Action: 1/15/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
9. H.R.620 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an increased work opportunity credit with respect to recent veterans.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 1/21/2009) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/21/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
10. H.R.651 : To provide for certain tunnel life safety and rehabilitation projects for Amtrak.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 1/22/2009) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
11. H.R.652 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a comprehensive national system for skilled construction workers to assist first responders in disasters.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 1/22/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
12. H.R.704 : To provide for free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and parcels sent to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 1/27/2009) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/27/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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