HR1276, the VA Vaccine Act of 2021, introduced by Rep. Mark Takano (CA-41) and co-sponsored by Congressional Future Caucus members Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-7), Rep. Jim Banks (IN-3), Rep. Derek Kilmer (WA-6), Rep. Lee Zeldin (NY-1), Rep. Peter Meijer (MI-3) and Rep. Brendan Boyle (PA-2) passed the House of Representatives unanimously without objection on March 9th, 2021, passed the Senate on March 17th, and was signed into law by President Biden on March 24th.
On January 27, 2020, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4704, the Advancing Research to Prevent Suicide Act, on a 385-8 roll call vote. It has since been read twice in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. This bipartisan bill was introduced by Congressional Future Caucus (CFC) member Rep. Ben McAdams (D-UT-4) and was cosponsored by CFC co-chairs Reps. Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH-16) and Haley Stevens (D-MI-11), among other
Rep. Gonzalez introduced the Identifying Outputs of Generative Adversarial Networks (IOGAN) Act in September alongside new CFC co-chair Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI-11). The bill provides for increased funding to the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to examine the United States’ ability to identify and combat deepfakes and better understand the technology.
Congressional Future Caucus (CFC) member Rep. Seth Moulton (MA-6) introduced HR3426, the Democracy Technology Partnership Act in the House of Representatives. Future Caucus members Rep. Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) and Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-7) are co-sponsors of the bill.
CFC members have cosponsored the HACT Act, which seeks to address the growing threat of foreign cybersecurity attacks against the United States. The bipartisan legislation currently has ten Democratic co-sponsors and seven Republican co-sponsors and has been referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
HR 546 or the “Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act” is a bipartisan criminal justice reform bill aimed at “[prohibiting] the Department of Justice from monitoring the contents of a privileged electronic communication between an incarcerated person and his or her legal representative.”
By a 413–3 vote on January 8, 2020, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2881, the Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2020. This bill was introduced by Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-7) and cosponsored by members on both sides of the aisle, including Congressional Future Caucus members Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21), an original cosponsor, Seth Moulton (D-MA-6), Will Hurd (R-TX-23), and Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH-16).
On December 12th, Congressional Future Caucus co-chair Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), along with fellow CFC member Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fl), penned a letter to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) requesting that they work to develop a voluntary framework to facilitate and guide the expansion of AI use around the country.
Rep. Gonzalez introduced the Identifying Outputs of Generative Adversarial Networks (IOGAN) Act in September alongside new CFC co-chair Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI-11). The bill provides for increased funding to the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to examine the United States’ ability to identify and combat deepfakes and better understand the technology.
This common sense legislation helps move American law enforcement into the 21st century by ensuring the best possible use of available technology. By leveraging our strengths, and tapping our national innovative predilection, these Future Caucus members are embodying a post-partisan ethos that will drive our country towards safer, and more just outcomes. By separating the whims of the party from the core task of legislating, more victories like this will become possible.
