Which former Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee derailed the Email Privacy Act after it was passed in the 114th Congress?
Email Privacy Act The Email Privacy Act is a bill introduced in the United States Congress. The bipartisan proposed federal law is sponsored by Representative Kevin Yoder, a Republican from Kansas, and Representative Jared Polis, a Democrat of Colorado. The law is designed to update and reform existing online communications law, specifically the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) of 1986. In the 113th Congress (2013-14), the bill never made it out of subcommittee. In the 114th Congress (2015-16), the bill was unanimously passed by the House, but was derailed in the Senate following a series of weakening amendments offered by Republican Senator John Cornyn of Texas, the Senate Majority Whip. In the 115th Congress (2017-18), it was passed by the House on a voice vote.
Eric Massa Eric James Joseph Massa (born September 16, 1959) is a former U.S. Representative for the 29th Congressional District of New York, who served in Congress from January 2009 until his resignation in March 2010. Massa resigned under a pending House Ethics Committee investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct. He also said he was pressured to step down because he had opposed the health care reform bill due to its lack of a public option.