Science, Technology, & Antitrust

Legislation stops federal entities’ use of facial recognition tools and effectively strips federal support for state and local law enforcement entities that use biometric technology [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), along with Reps. Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Rashida…

The Safeguarding Americans’ Private Records Act would end NSA mass surveillance of phone records, protect against FISA abuse, close secret law loopholes & expand oversight of government surveillance [WASHINGTON, DC] –  U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Co-Chair of the Congressional…

Jayapal is a member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law WASHINGTON, DC –  U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), a member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law, pressed Google and its parent company about their health care…

Washington, D.C. – Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment led by Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, requiring Congressional oversight over the Intelligence Community’s use of face recognition technology. This amendment is a…

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal was appointed to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. The committee, part of the House Judiciary Committee, has jurisdiction over the administration of U.S. Courts, federal rules of evidence, civil and…

SEATTLE – Today, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal announced the introduction of a resolution marking the 100th anniversary of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks —commonly known as the Ballard Locks—in Ballard, Washington, a neighborhood within Jayapal’s 7th Congressional District. “The Ballard Locks…