Anna Eshoo
Technology
#### Technology

Eshoo authored two bills authorizing electronic signatures that became law, The [Government Paperwork Elimination Act of 1998 (GPEA)](/wiki/Government_Paperwork_Elimination_Act "Government Paperwork Elimination Act") and [ESIGN](/wiki/Electronic_Signatures_in_Global_and_National_Commerce_Act "Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act"). She also introduced controversial legislation to alleviate the proliferation of unsolicited email, known as [spam](/wiki/E-mail_spam "E-mail spam"). The U.S. House of Representatives passed The [CAN\-SPAM](/wiki/Can_Spam "Can Spam") Act of 2003 (S. 877\), which authorizes a "Do Not Spam" list, regulates commercial email, and imposes fines on spammers. Eshoo authored the Consumer Internet Privacy Enhancement Act of 2001 (H.R. 237\), created a program to provide discounts to schools and libraries for Internet access, and authored the Computer Donation Incentive Act.

Eshoo introduced HR 2428, the [Broadband Conduit Deployment Act](/wiki/Broadband_Conduit_Deployment_Act "Broadband Conduit Deployment Act") of 2009\. The bill would require new federal road projects to include plastic conduits buried along the side of the roadway, and enough of them to "accommodate multiple broadband providers." "According to industry experts, more than half of the cost of new broadband deployment is attributable to the expense of tearing up and repaving roads," Eshoo said. "By putting the broadband conduit in place while the ground beneath the roadways is exposed, we will enable any authorized communications provider to come in later and install fiber\-optic cable at far less cost." The bill is supported by [Google](/wiki/Google "Google").

Together with Rep. [Ed Markey](/wiki/Ed_Markey "Ed Markey"), Eshoo introduced the [Internet Freedom Preservation Act](/wiki/Internet_Freedom_Preservation_Act "Internet Freedom Preservation Act") of 2009, which would make [Net Neutrality](/wiki/Net_Neutrality "Net Neutrality") the law.

Eshoo is co\-chair of the Congressional Internet Caucus, a bipartisan group of over 150 members of the House and Senate working to educate their colleagues about the promise and potential of the Internet.

Eshoo supported the [Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 (H.R. 3675; 113th Congress)](/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission_Process_Reform_Act_of_2013_%28H.R._3675%3B_113th_Congress%29 "Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 (H.R. 3675; 113th Congress)"), a bill that would make a number of changes to procedures that the [Federal Communications Commission](/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission "Federal Communications Commission") (FCC) follows in its rulemaking processes. The FCC would have to act more transparently as a result of this bill, forced to accept public input about regulations. Eshoo expected Senate support for the bill, saying that they "shouldn't find it menacing" and arguing that the bill was "about the functioning of the FCC in the 21st century."

In 2022, Eshoo, Representative [Jan Schakowsky](/wiki/Jan_Schakowsky "Jan Schakowsky"), and Senator [Cory Booker](/wiki/Cory_Booker "Cory Booker") introduced the Banning Surveillance Advertising Act (BSAA). Frank Maggio, CEO and founder of React [LLC](/wiki/LLC "LLC"), called the BSAA "rife with loopholes". The act was [tabled](/wiki/Table_%28parliamentary_procedure%29 "Table (parliamentary procedure)"). According to [PC Magazine](/wiki/PC_Magazine "PC Magazine"), some browsers with some extensions can block some surveillance and some advertising.


What does the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 regulate and impose on spammers?