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Advocacy and Public Policy Update—January 2017
An update of key advocacy and public policy issues of interest to the research library community in Canada and in the US from September 27, 2016, through January 26, 2017,...
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BRIDGE Act Support
ARL joined the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) in a letter to Congressional leaders in support of the Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy...
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Will Congress Finally Pass ECPA Reform?
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) is a law from 1986 governing privacy for online communications and has long been in need of reform. For the last several years, Congress...
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ARL Joins 33 Organizations Urging Congressional Oversight of Intelligence Activities
On September 13, 2016, ARL joined in a coalition letter of 33 organizations expressing concerns regarding congressional oversight of intelligence activities. The letter calls on Congress "to provide a meaningful...
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Advocacy and Public Policy Update—July 2016
An update on key advocacy and public policy issues of interest to the research library community in Canada and in the US from April 1, 2016 through July 14, 2016...
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Civil Agencies, Law Enforcement Officials Threaten Meaningful ECPA Reform
On May 24, 2016, ARL joined a coalition of civil society organizations, companies and trade associations in a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Leahy supporting...
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ARL Celebrates House Passage of Email Privacy Act; Urges Senate to Pass Quickly
*Cross-posted from ARL News* The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) applauds today’s 419-0 vote in the US House of Representatives passing the Email Privacy Act (H.R. 699), a bill that...
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ARL Celebrates House Passage of Email Privacy Act; Urges Senate to Pass Quickly
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) applauds today’s 419-0 vote in the US House of Representatives passing the Email Privacy Act (H.R. 699), a bill that updates the Electronic Communications...
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ARL Applauds House Judiciary Committee Action on Email Privacy Act
Today, April 13, 2016, the US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to pass the Email Privacy Act (H.R. 699), a bill to update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act...
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ARL Joins More than 50 Organizations and Companies Supporting Manager’s Substitute on ECPA Reform
On April 13, 2016, ARL joined a coalition of more than 50 civil society organizations, trade associations and companies in writing to support the Manager's Substitute Amendment to the Email Privacy...