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House Consumer Protection Subcommittee members marked up H.R. 5164, a bill that amended title 49, U.S. Code, which required reports concerning defects in motor vehicles or tires or other mot…

Members of two House Commerce Committee subcommittees heard testimony about proposed federal tire safety standards following a recent Firestone tire recall. At issue were the means by which …

Auto industry officials and insurance executives testified about a recent Firestone tire recall and how it pertained to Ford vehicles which used the tires. At issue were charges that the aut…

Government officials and auto industry leaders testified about a recent Firestone tire recall and how it pertained to relevant Ford vehicles. At issue were charges that the auto and tire com…

Witnesses testified about possible legislation to implement the Basic Telecommunications Agreement of the World Trade Organization, which would open markets to foreign companies. Among the i…

Witnesses testified before a House Commerce Subcommittee about two proposed legislative measures that would make it unlawful for any person soliciting by telephone to interfere with or circu…

Witnesses testified about the Child Passenger Protection Act, a bill to provide that low-speed electric bicycles are consumer products, the National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act, and issue…

Governor Jim Gilmore III testified about a report offered by the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce. The report recommended a moratorium on Internet taxation, proposed that Congress …

Public broadcasting officials testified about member stations which had shared fund-raising lists with various political organizations including Republican and Democratic groups. They said t…

Committee members heard testimony about the current status of privacy for on-line consumers. At issue was whether the industry needs government legislation or whether the industry could regu…

Subcommittee members heard testimony from officials from the General Services Administration, the National Highway Safety Administration and other services organizations. The subcommittee is…

Network and cable executives and representatives of computer companies testified before the House Telecommunications Subcommittee about the transition to digital television transmission and …

The House subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection and television industry officials heard comments by randomly selected families in Peoria, Illinois. They commented…