Science & Technology

Today, Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) led a bipartisan Congressional letter to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman requesting that all current and future trade agreements and negotiations advance the priorities of the Internet economy. Read more

Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) joined a bipartisan group of 13 Republican and 13 Democratic members of Congress as co-sponsors of Congressman John Delaney's (D-MD) H.R. 2084, the Partnership to Build America Act. This legislation upgrades America’s aging infrastructure with no additional burden to taxpayers. Read more

Reps. Jared Polis (D-CO), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) announced they have introduced H.R. 1892, the Unlocking Technology Act of 2013. The bipartisan bill would permanently guarantee consumers can unlock their cell phones, tablets, and other mobile communications devices in order to switch carriers. The bill gives consumers new avenues to unlock their devices and media under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) in ways that do not infringe on copyright. Read more

With job creation and helping small businesses grow his top priorities, Congressman Jared Polis today joined with a bipartisan House coalition to introduce the Startup Act 2.0 – a bill targeted at encouraging startup companies to grow and succeed. "Colorado needs more jobs now, which means we should be doing everything possible to encourage the launch of great new American companies," said Polis. "By helping startups grow and succeed, we unleash the creative energies of entrepreneurs and innovat... Read more

Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) released the following statement on news that the markup of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Senate’s consideration of the Protect IP Act (PIPA) will be delayed. “This is welcome news for Americans who care about job creation and preserving free speech on the Internet. The American people deserve the credit for telling Congress in no uncertain terms that SOPA and PIPA are anathema to the concept of an open Internet where commerce and ideas can flourish. I ... Read more

Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) released the following statement on Wikipedia and Google’s blackout today in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), which threatens to undermine innovation and job creation on the Internet while failing to effectively combat piracy of intellectual property. Polis is a co-author of the OPEN Act, an alternative to SOPA that protects intellectual property while preserving Internet freedom. “Wikipedia and Google’s blackout is part of the largest online protest i... Read more

http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/01/18/an-interview-with-rep-jared-polis-why-we-need-to-stop-sopa/ All across the internet today, websites have gone dark to protest two bills in congress that aim at cracking down on online piracy. However, these bills – SOPA in the House and PIPA in the Senate – are widely believed to go too far, netting many law-abiding citizens and websites in their attempt to quash piracy. Serious free speech concerns have been raised by some members of congress as w... Read more

Mr. Speaker, today many Web sites across the Internet, from Reddit to Wikipedia, have blacked out their sites in protest of a bill before this body, the Stop Online Piracy Act, and its accompanying bill in the Senate, the PIPA Act. These bills threaten free discourse, free speech, and the very infrastructure of the Internet, itself. The Internet has brought this country and the world so much, not only in terms of the millions of jobs and economic productivity of American citizens, but far-reachi... Read more

Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) today offered an amendment during the House Judiciary Committee’s consideration of an Internet piracy bill that would have protected colleges, universities and non-profit research institutions from compliance costs related to policing copyright protect content. The legislation—the Stop Internet Piracy Act (SOPA)—would hold colleges and universities responsible for preventing access to copyrighted material on their networks or schools could face legal action by the ... Read more

Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak in support of Computer Science Education Week, which started this past Sunday, December 4, 2011, and runs through Saturday, December 10. This week-long celebration of the teaching and learning of computer science is a call to share information and host activities that will elevate computer science education for students at all levels. In my district in Colorado, the computing achievements of 20 young women will be celebrated at an awards event for the Colorad... Read more