Articles about Congress

Legislation would honor Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture as a national museum ‘of great importance’

Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) is seeking a national designation through a bill introduced in Congress that would honor… Read More

Amazon says proposed antitrust bills will have ‘significant negative effects’ on sellers, consumers

Amazon responded Tuesday to proposed antitrust legislation introduced by members of the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this month, saying… Read More

Here’s what tech policy leaders are watching, and expecting, as Biden takes office

When Joe Biden and Kamala Harris take the oath of office on Wednesday, the new president and vice president will… Read More

Days after mob overruns U.S. Capitol, Twitter permanently suspends account of President Trump

Update, Friday, 4:10 p.m.: Twitter announced Friday that it was permanently suspending the account of President Trump, citing what it… Read More

Q&A: Rep. DelBene on data privacy, rural broadband and the Biden administration’s tech agenda

When President-elect Joe Biden and the incoming Congress take the helm this January, they will face several unresolved tech policy… Read More

Watch: Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google CEOs testify before Congress in historic antitrust hearing

The top executives at four of the world’s largest and most powerful technology companies are testifying Wednesday before Congress in… Read More

Antitrust hearing with CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google will likely be delayed

A hotly anticipated House antitrust hearing with the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google set for Monday will likely… Read More

Rep. DelBene forms medical technology caucus in Congress

Rep. Suzan DelBene — a Washington Democrat representing a region renowned for its biotech sector — formed a new medical… Read More

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is reportedly willing to testify before Congress in antitrust inquiry

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos could testify before Congress along with other Big Tech leaders this summer, according to a letter… Read More

House lawmakers want Jeff Bezos to testify on antitrust issues, claiming deputy mislead Congress

Federal lawmakers are asking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to testify before Congress about the company’s competitive tactics against third-party sellers… Read More

How the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package impacts startups

The U.S. Senate passed the largest stimulus package in American history on Wednesday to cushion the economy from impacts of… Read More

Rep. DelBene and other lawmakers voice privacy concerns over virus-tracking plans

Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., and two other members of Congress are sounding an alarm over the prospect of using location… Read More

Seattle Chamber of Commerce CEO, key figure in city’s Amazon debate, announces Congressional bid

Seattle Metro Chamber of Commerce CEO Marilyn Strickland is running for Congress as a Democrat. The former mayor of Tacoma,… Read More

Microsoft resumes political spending despite ongoing employee concerns

Microsoft has quietly started making political contributions again after suspending donations in July to address employee concerns. Federal election reports… Read More

Big tech companies defend business practices in response to antitrust questions from Congress

The news: Tech giants fielding a bevy of antitrust inquiries defended their business practices in response to questions from the House… Read More

Cantwell introduces bill package to invest in clean energy and shore up power grid against hacks

Sen. Maria Cantwell introduced four bills Wednesday intended to modernize the federal government’s energy infrastructure. The Democrat from Washington state… Read More

New legislation aims to prepare American infrastructure for Internet of Things explosion

Worldwide spending on the Internet of Things is forecasted to reach $745 billion this year and surpass $1 trillion by… Read More

Big Tech’s big week: Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google on the hot seat in Washington, D.C.

Execs from four of the top tech companies in the country will descend on Washington D.C. on Tuesday for a… Read More

White House proposal to tap Pell Grant fund casts a pall over NASA’s moon plans

Will NASA’s plan to land astronauts on the moon by 2024 fly with Congress? The Artemis program’s implications are still… Read More

Rep. DelBene of Washington takes another swing at federal privacy protections

This week, Rep. Suzan DelBene, a Democrat from Washington state, reintroduced a bill that would enact federal data privacy protections… Read More

Meet Derek Kilmer, the rep from Washington state in charge of modernizing Congress

When Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress last year, many elected officials appeared confounded by how technologies like social media… Read More

Report: Bill Gates promises to add his own billions if Congress helps with his nuclear power push

Bill Gates said in his year-end letter last month that he planned to work to persuade U.S. leaders to embrace… Read More

With Dems in control of the House, now is the time for states to pressure Congress to act on privacy

Editor’s note: Alex Alben is the Chief Privacy Officer for the State of Washington. He discussed privacy, data, and smart… Read More

Senate votes to overturn FCC’s net neutrality repeal, kicking the process over to the House

The U.S. Senate took a critical step toward restoring regulations known as net neutrality Wednesday. Fifty-two Senators voted to overturn the… Read More

TLDR: Day 2 of Zuckerberg’s testimony, protest at Amazon HQ, Snap Spectacles

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More

TLDR: Zuckerberg testifies before Congress, ?Seattle wants to regulate Uber and Lyft, Microsoft’s new smart mat

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More

Facebook faces Congress: 5 key takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg’s hearing

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent hours in the hot seat Tuesday, answering questions from a joint hearing of the U.S.… Read More

Congressional Dems launch plan to bring back net neutrality amid open internet demonstrations from tech companies

Federal lawmakers are fighting to undo a December vote by the Federal Communications Commission that repealed internet regulations known as… Read More

The startup community is seriously sweating a stock option provision of the Senate tax bill

Update: The Senate removed the provision that would have taxed stock options at vesting, rather than exercising, in a revised version… Read More

Facebook to hand over 3,000 Russia-linked ads to Congress in ongoing election investigation

Faced with the decision over whether to adhere to its standard of protecting user content or to help safeguard the… Read More