U.S. House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee Republican leaders this week expressed support for the 5G Upgrade Order, which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will consider during its open meeting on June 9. “During these unprecedented times, connectivity has remained a key component to supporting the economy, providing access to telehealth services, and facilitating distance learning,” wrote the members in a June 1 letter sent to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. “As the wireless industry conti... Read more

Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) introduced two pieces of legislation today that would better protect Americans by demanding greater transparency from China. Read more

U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) last week introduced two bills to help combat social media scams by holding violators more accountable and requiring platforms to take more responsibility with user protections. “Technology is critical to our everyday life, especially right now when we are all social distancing from one another,” Rep. Kinzinger said on April 23. “But malign activity and misinformation on the internet are very real problems that need to be addressed.” Rep. Kinzinger on April 21 spo... Read more

Have you or someone you know been duped by a social media scam? Congressman Adam Kinzinger is going after the scammers and the platforms that allow them to run wild. The Republican has introduced two bills in Congress that he says will hold social media scam artists more accountable and require companies hosting the social media pages to take more responsibility with user protections. Kinzinger says he has experienced people using his pictures on social media for scams. One of his proposed laws ... Read more

This week, Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) introduced legislation to help combat social media scams by holding violators more accountable and requiring platforms to take more responsibility with user protections. Read more

Legislation introduced by Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) to facilitate and protect information sharing between the federal government and the private sector has recently been signed into law Read more

Amid the divisiveness of an impending Senate impeachment trial in Washington, there are still a few issues that can generate bipartisan support. Legislation to fight those annoying robocalls consumers are getting at an alarming rate has the overwhelming support of both parties and should soon become law. U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-East Moline, and U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Channahon, have both pushed hard to pass the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act. The... Read more

Congressman Adam Kinzinger supported a bill that would impose fines on neighbor spoofing violators. Neighbor spoofing is a technique used by phone scammers to make incoming calls appear on caller IDs as if they are from a local number, matching the first six digits of the recipient's phone number. This technique increases the likelihood the recipient will answer the phone. The bill, known as the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act, passed by a 417-3 vote margin. “Thi... Read more

Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) spoke on the House Floor in support of S. 151, the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act. Read more

Congressmen Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) and Mike Doyle (D-PA) introduced legislation that would facilitate information sharing from the federal government to the private sector regarding supply chain vulnerabilities. Read more