I found this in sci.crypt today. Does anyone know if a full House vote on the export bill is the next step here? In any case, it's definitely time to contact our Reps again and remind them of the importance of this act. --------------------------------------------- From: castor@hassle.Stanford.EDU (Castor Fu) Newsgroups: sci.crypt Subject: US Crypto Export controls may weaken -- Cantwell bill clears committee Followup-To: talk.politics.crypto Date: 21 May 1994 20:15:58 GMT Organization: Stanford University Lines: 21 Distribution: world Message-ID: <CASTOR.94May21131558@hassle.Stanford.EDU> NNTP-Posting-Host: hassle.stanford.edu X-status: N In the clari.nb.govt an article (<NB940520.15@clarinet.com>) reports that Maria Cantwell's (D-WA) amendment to the Export Administration Act has cleared the House Foreign Affairs committee. The bill would turn over responsibility for all non-military crypto to the Commerce dept, and that most forms will be exportable without licensing. For more information on the bill, HR3627, look for Cantwell at ftp://ftp.eff.org/pub/EFF/Policy/Legislation/Bills_by_sponsor Presumably, this means the bill will proceed to a vote before the House. (Question for US readers: does your rep's position on HR3627 match yours?) I realize this does not quite meet the "charter" of sci.crypt, but since it is relevant news, I hope you will forgive the intrusion. I have directed followups to talk.politics.crypto -Castor Fu -- Jose M. daLuz KnowledgeQuest Online Research jmdaluz@kquest.com (508)996-6101(vox)/(508)996-6215(fax)