Science & Technology

Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) released the following statement today following the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on H.R. 699, the Email Privacy Act, which would require the government to obtain a warrant before searching Americans’ emails. With 304 cosponsors, the bipartisan bill, which is sponsored by Polis and Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-KS), is the most popular legislation in Congress not to receive a vote on the House floor. “Today’s hearing reinforced the overwhelming support the Email Privacy Act ... Read more

Reps. Jared Polis (CO-2) and Ed Perlmutter (CO-7) today sent a letter pushing the Federal Aviation Association (FAA) to move quickly and efficiently to revise its safety regulations regarding crash-resistant fuel systems for civil helicopters. Today’s letter comes in the wake of a tragic Flight for Life helicopter crash that occurred in Frisco, Colorado over the summer, killing Pilot Patrick Mahany and critically injuring two flight nurses. While the crash itself appeared to be survivable, the r... Read more

Americans have demanded greater privacy protections for their online communications and the majority of Congress agrees - overwhelmingly. The Email Privacy Act, introduced in February by Reps. Jared Polis (D-CO) and Kevin Yoder (R-KS) has now reached 300 co-sponsors, making it the most supported bill in the House of Representatives that has not gotten a floor vote. The bill would update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) to ensure Americans’ online communications are protected from... Read more

The United States recently finished negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a proposed trade pact among 12 different nations: the United States, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam, and Japan. America's economy depends on the ability to sell products and market services throughout the world, but a trade deal can only be a success if it creates jobs for Americans, eliminates tariffs that drive up prices for American familie... Read more

Congressman Luke Messer (IN-06) and Congressman Jared Polis (CO-02) released the following statement after the SAFE KIDS Act was introduced today in the Senate by Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT): “We commend our colleagues in the Senate for their work on this important issue. We are glad to see that the SAFE KIDS act advances the principles put forth in the Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act Congressman that we introduced in the House this year. Evolving ... Read more

An amendment introduced by Representative Jared Polis (D-CO) to prohibit the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) from engaging in warrantless bulk data collection just passed the House tonight on a 242-183 vote. The amendment was included in the passage of the Commerce, Justice and Science (CJS) Appropriations bill. “The Drug Enforcement Administration’s secret bulk surveillance program – which came to light earlier this year more than 20 years after the program’s initiation – was a grave infr... Read more

Rep. Jared Polis today joined Reps. Blake Farenthold (TX-27) and Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18) to introduce legislation to enhance free speech protections for consumers on the Internet. Chairman Darrell Issa (CA-49) and Chairman Trent Franks (AZ-08) are also original co-sponsors of the legislation The SPEAK FREE Act of 2015, will protect citizens from frivolous lawsuits that target their First Amendment Rights. Based on the Texas Citizens Participation Act, this bill will prevent bad actors from using a... Read more

Representative Jared Polis (D-CO) issued the following statement following today’s House passage of H.R. 1731, the National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act, and yesterday’s passage of H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act: “As we have seen time and again, the federal government has an exceptionally poor track record of safeguarding Americans’ personal information when it is entrusted with it. Sadly, this week the House chose to entrust the federal government with even broader access ... Read more

Representatives Jared Polis (D-CO), Tom Marino (R-PA), and Ted Deutch (D-FL) today re-introduced the bipartisan Demand Letter Transparency Act to tackle the growing problem of patent trolls. Increasingly, businesses of every size are finding themselves on the receiving end of patent infringement demand letters. These letters, which seemingly come out of nowhere, often make allegations that the use of everyday technology, such as wireless email, digital video streaming, and the interactive web, i... Read more

U.S. Representative Jared Polis (D-CO) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) today introduced a bill to boost security research, journalism, and freedom of expression by reforming outdated provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). “I’m glad to partner with Senator Ron Wyden on a bill to unleash creative innovation by updating critical Copyright exemptions,” Polis said. “The Breaking Down Barriers to Innovation Act makes sensible reforms to an antiquated law, reforms that will benefit jou... Read more