• Rules Panel Adopts Changes to Internet Usage Regulations - Congress Daily
    Sep 24, 2008  - The Senate Rules Committee has quietly adopted changes to the chamber’s internet usage regulations to clarify the circumstances under with members are allowed to place content on external Web sites. Under the new rules, which passed the panel Friday but were circulated Tuesday, Senate Internet serv... More
  • Campaign calls made by robots may be blocked - Daily Pilot
    Apr 28, 2008  - A new piece of legislation introduced by Reps. John Campbell and Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) aims to block abusive political robotic telephone calls. Campbell recently joined Lofgren in introducing the bipartisan Robocall Privacy Act. A companion measure introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein also is m... More
  • Shedding More Light
    Nov 8, 2007  - Yesterday, the Sunlight Foundation announced the availability of a new interactive map from Google Earth which literally pinpoints all of the projects earmarked by the Department of Defense Appropriations Act. This is a great example of how technology can help make Congress more transparent and acco... More
  • The Internet Tax Ban
    Oct 18, 2007  - On Tuesday, the House passed a four-year extension of the Internet Tax Freedom Act.  The billed passed by a vote of 405-2, but not before I and several of my colleagues argued for a permanent prohibition of Internet taxes.  Rep. Mel Watt (D-NC), one of the bill’s cosponsor’s, made it clear that, “... More
  • THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE: Internet Tax Ban temporary, Again- The Daily Pilot
    Oct 17, 2007  - And in other failed legislation news, Newport Beach Rep. John Campbell on Tuesday had to grit his teeth and support a four-year continuation of the ban on Internet taxes, rather than the permanent ban he’s been pushing since he came to Congress in 2005. The ban, which prevents state and local govern... More
  • Campbell Statement Regarding Broadcom vs. Qualcomm Remedy Announcement
    Jun 26, 2007  - U.S. Rep. John Campbell (CA-48) today issued the following statement regarding the recent remedy announcement by the International Trade Commission (ITC) in the Broadcom v. Qualcomm investigation: “With the ITC’s decision to exclude the future importation of cell phones containing patent infringing... More
  • Campbell Introduces Legislation to Block Taxes on Internet Access
    Feb 16, 2007  - This week, U.S. Rep. John Campbell (R-Irvine) introduced legislation, the Internet Consumer Protection Act, to amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act and make permanent the moratorium on taxes for internet usage. “The internet is a powerful tool that has been used to expand our economy. We should not... More
  • Campbell Introduces Legislation to Block Taxes on Internet Access
    Mar 2, 2006  - Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. John Campbell (R-Irvine) introduced legislation to amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act and make permanent the moratorium on taxes for internet usage. “The internet is a powerful tool that has been used to expand our economy. We should not interfere with this econom... More