USACM sent a letter to Representative Rick Boucher (D-VA) commending him on the introduction of H.R. 5544, the Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act of 2002. November 1, 2002

The House and Senate Conferees on Election Reform reached an agreement on the final text of the legislation, which was signed into law by President Bush. October 29, 2002

USACM sent a Letter to the House Committee on Judiciary's Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property outlining concerns with the H.R. 5211, P2P Piracy Prevention Act. September 26, 2002

USACM sent letters to House and Senate Conferees in support of NIST coordinating standards and criteria for voting as part of the H.R. 3295, the Help America Vote Act. September 20, 2002

USACM and the Computer Research Association (CRA) reply to Columist article regarding the impact of the DMCA. August 20, 2002.

USACM sent personalized letters to House and Senate Conferees to H.R. 3295, a bill to improve our nation's voting system. The Conferees will work to resolve differences between the House and Senate versions of this legislation. July 15, 2002

Congress recommends ACM's SIGCHI to the Palm Beach County, Florida, Supervisor of Elections as a resource for better understanding human-computer interaction to improve the accuracy of elections. For more information on SIGCHI. May 20, 2002

USACM letter to Chairman Ernest Hollings of the Senate Commerce Committee outlining how S. 2048, the Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act (CBDTPA), could do more harm than good. The letter to Hollings was also sent to all of the members of the Senate Committee. March 29, 2002

USACM sends letter to ICANN expressing concerns with the current state of Internet governance and the status of the Internet Corporation for Assigning Names and Numbers (ICANN). March 29, 2002

USACM sends a letter to the Georgia State Legislature to express converns regarding a bill to allow a producer or publisher of a database unprecedented control over uses of information, including the downstream use of facts. March 25, 2002

USACM letter to Chairman Patrick Leahy of the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding legislative attempts to protect content by requiring manufacturers to include copyright-protection technologies in products.March 14, 2002

USACM letter to Chairman Ernest Hollings of the Senate Commerce Committee regarding legislative attempts to protect content by requiring manufacturers to include copyright-protection technologies in products.March 13, 2002