House

	H.R. 87, a bill to prohibit Internet and mail-order sales of ammunition without a license to deal in firearms, and require licensed firearms dealers to record all sales of 1,000 rounds of ammunition to a single person. Sponsor: Rep. Rod Blagojevich, D-IL Co-Sponsors: 2D Introduced: February 25, 1999 Description: The bill would amend the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit anyone other than a licensed firearms dealer from shipping or transporting ammunition in interstate or foreign commerce. The bill would require each licensee to report on sales or other dispositions of 1,000 or more rounds of ammunition (other than .22 caliber rimfire ammunition, shotgun shells, or primers) to the same person during one business day.
	H.R. 612, Protection Against Scams on Seniors Act of 1999 Sponsor: Rep. Bob Weygand, D-RI Co-Sponsors: 62D Introduced: March 1, 1999 Description: The bill would amend the Federal criminal code to include within its criminal fraud protections transmissions made over the Internet. Under the bill, the Federal Trade Commission Act would apply to deceptive commerce and advertisement on the Internet including the initiation, transmission, and receipt of unsolicited commercial e-mail.
	H.R. 1245, Internet Gun Trafficking Act of 1999 Sponsor: Rep. Bobby Rush, D-IL Co-Sponsors: 26D Introduced: March 31, 1999 Description: The bill would make it illegal to operate a Web site offering firearms for sale or exchange unless the person is a licensed firearm manufacturer, importer or dealer. The Secretary of the Internet must be notified of the Web site's address and the Web site operator must meet specific requirements to post firearms for sale or exchange that are not from a business inventory or personal collection and are to be transferred.
	H.R. 1320, Millennium Digital Commerce Act Sponsor: Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-CA Introduced: March 25, 1999 Description: The legislation would create a national framework for businesses to accept electronic signatures. It does not require businesses to use any particular type of electronic signature technology and it expresses the U.S. position that no government should dictate the technology that businesses want to use. In addition, the bill directs the Department of Commerce and the White House's Office of Management and Budget to study federal regulations on e-commerce and report back to Congress on what laws might impede the development of the digital economy.
	H.R. 1714, The Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act Sponsor: House Commerce Committee Chairman Tom Bliley, R-VA Introduced: May 6, 1999 Description: A bill to facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce.
	H.R. 1858, "a bill to promote electronic commerce through improved access for consumers to electronic databases, including securities market information databases," introduced by Rep. Tom Bliley, R-VA. May 19, 1999: Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.

Senate

	S. 95, "a bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure that public availability of information concerning stocks traded on an established stock exchange continues to be freely and readily available to the public through all media of mass communication," introduced by Sen. John McCain, R-AZ.
	S. 637, "a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to regulate the transfer of firearms over the Internet, and for other purposes," introduced by Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY.
	S. 761: Millennium Digital Commerce Act Sponsor: Sen. Spencer Abraham , R-MI Co-Sponsors: 3 (2 R, 1 D) Introduced: March 25, 1999 Description: The legislation would create a national framework for businesses to accept electronic signatures. It does not require businesses to use any particular type of electronic signature technology, and it expresses the U.S. position that no government should dictate the technology that businesses use.
	S.921: The Electronic Securities Transactions Act Sponsor: Sen. Spencer Abraham , R-MI Co-Sponsors: 2R Introduced: April 29, 1999 Description: The bill would enable broker-dealers and others in the securities industry to accept electronic signatures from customers. The legislation would also authorize the Securities and Exchange Commission to provide guidance on the use of digital signatures by brokers. It would not pre-empt state rules on broker-dealers.
	S.1255, Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act Sponsor: Sen. Spencer Abraham, R-MI Cosponsors: 4 (2D, 2R) Introduced: June 21, 1999 Description: The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act is designed to curb the practice of individuals registering trademarked names in second-level Internet domains. While Abraham's original version contained criminal penalties, a substitute amendment offered by Hatch and Leahy considerably altered many of the bills provision, substituting civil penalties of up to $100,000 and stipulating that only "bad-faith" attempts to use trademarked names for profit were prohibited.