CCIA Welcomes Introduction of Startup Act 3.0
2/14/2013
The Computer & Communications Industry Association applauds Senators Jerry Moran, R-Kan., Mark Warner, D-Va., Chris Coons, D-Del., and Roy Blunt, R-Mo., for introducing the Startup Act 3.0, a farsighted proposal to unleash the power of U.S.-educated entrepreneurs to create jobs. In particular, the bill’s focus on attracting and retaining entrepreneurial talent through the creation of Entrepreneur’s Visas and STEM Visas is a keen recognition of the critical need for us to actively engage in the global competition for talent.
CCIA Opposes Marketplace Fairness Act
2/14/2013
The Computer & Communications Industry Association continues
to oppose legislation, such as the Marketplace Fairness Act introduced today,
which would impose burdensome tax collecting requirements on online retailers --
regardless of physical presence. While
we understand and share the desire for state and local governments to be
adequately funded in these times, we believe this is the wrong approach. Far from being fair or leveling the
playing field, such legislation would create a new imbalance by requiring small
online retailers to administer a tax collection regime for multiple
jurisdictions, while brick-and-mortar stores need only collect for the
jurisdiction of its physical location.
EVENT: CCIA's 40th Anniversary Celebration
2/13/2013
CCIA’s Top 13 Priorities for 2013 and Obama’s 2nd Term
2/11/2013
Skilled Immigration Reform - Increase access to skilled foreign
workers and entrepreneurs to ensure that the U.S. remains the global center of
innovation. Immigration reform legislation must include provisions
addressing the availability of employment-based and entrepreneur visas.
Privacy – Reform the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
including the treatment of mobile location information (GPS Act) to require
warrants ahead of government access to peoples’ information such as email and
geographic information....
CCIA Welcomes Introduction of Immigration Innovation Act
1/29/2013
Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry
Association (CCIA) welcomes the introduction the Immigration Innovation Act
today. CCIA has long promoted skilled immigration reform as critical to
maintaining and strengthening the global competitiveness of U.S. companies in
an increasingly innovative economy. This bill includes such reforms
as: increasing the H-1B visa cap and making it market-flexible; exempting
advanced STEM degree holders from both the H-1B and employment-based green card
cap; rolling over unused employment-based green card numbers.
