Thank you, Chairman. I am here to testify on behalf of H.R. 4484, which is the Y Mountain Access and Enhancement Act.

This was introduced in a bipartisan way, and myself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Flake, and Mr. McKeon introduced this bill, which has good, broad community support.

We do believe that this bill would allow people a better experience. There will be better maintenance, better control of this to make sure that the community of all sorts can enjoy this.

I have some reluctance to see Congress weigh in on these issues in a heavy regulatory manner because we don't work at Internet speed.

I think it is also important that the Congress stand up for itself and not allow an Administration--I don't care which party it is involved with--allow just simple rulemaking to push through the process and not allow the back and forth and…

To say that the technology is not pervasive would be inaccurate, it is very pervasive and can be helpful in many ways, but it can also be confusing as we try to find and test the limits of where privacy starts, where it ends, and what law…

The role of Congress is to protect and defend the United States Constitution and personal liberties provided to American citizens under the Fourth Amendment.

Just because it can be done doesn't mean it necessarily should be done.

the court ruled unanimously that physically attaching a GPS device to a vehicle constituted the search under the Fourth Amendment.

I recently introduced the Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act.

The bill creates a legal framework designed to give government agencies, commercial entities and private citizens clear guidelines for when and how geolocation information can be accessed and used.