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For the similarly named State Department spokesman, and former Ambassador and diplomat, see Richard A. Boucher.

Frederick Carlyle "Rick" Boucher, a Democrat, has represented the Ninth Congressional District of Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1982.

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 1.3 Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act 1.4 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act 2 Bio 2.1 Congressional career 2.1.1 2006 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and Affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.1.2 Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006) 5 More Background Data 6 Contact 7 Articles and resources 7.1 References 7.2 External resources 7.3 External articles 7.4 Local blogs and discussion sites

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Iraq War

Boucher voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.^[1]

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act

Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) has been at the forefront of efforts to change the DMCA. In 2003, he introduced the Digital Media Consumers’ Rights Act of 2003 and reintroduced in two years later as the Digital Media Consumers’ Rights Act of 2005 with Rep. John Doolittle (R-Calif). The bill would have amended the DMCA to allow individuals seeking to make fair use of movies and songs the ability to crack digital locks for non-infringing purposes. It also would have required the Federal Trade Commission to oversee a program whereby copy-protected CDs would require warning labels. ^[1]

In the 110th Congress, Boucher has re-introduced a modified version of the bill, which is now called the Freedom And Innovation Revitalizing U.S. Entrepreneurship (FAIR USE) Act of 2007. The new bill, whose bill number – H.R. 1201 – mirrors the section of the copyright law that it aims to amend – is again co-sponsored by Doolittle. The measure would ease hurdles in legal battles between innovators and copyright holders providing six special circumstances allowing entities like libraries and archives to circumvent digital locks. It would also limit the fines, or statutory damages, for copyright infringement.^[1]

Specifically, the bill carves out five new exemptions varying from the Copyright Office, in addition to circumvention for educational purposes. It would enable circumvention for the purpose of avoiding commercial or objectionable content in an audiovisual work, for transmitting a work over a home or personal network as long as it’s not uploaded for the mass, to gain access to a work in the public domain as well as a work for purposes of criticism, news reporting, or research, and enabling a library or archives to meet requirements of 108(a)(2) to preserve or secure a copy or replace one.^[1]

Main article: Digital Copyright

Honest Leadership and Open Government Act

In 2006, When the Republican majority brought their ethics package, the Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, to the floor, Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) offered a motion to recommit with instructions to strike the text of the bill and replace it with the text of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act, the Democrat's ethics bill. The motion to recommit failed by three votes, after Rep. John Murtha (D-Penn.) led a group of four Democrats, himself and Reps. Boucher, Martin Sabo (D-Minn.), and Michael Capuano (D-Mass.), to vote with the Republicans.

Main article: Prospects for Ethics Reform in the 110th Congress

Bio

Born August 1, 1946, Congressman Boucher is a native of Abingdon, Virginia, where he currently lives. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Roanoke College and his law degree from the University of Virginia Law School. He has practiced law on Wall Street in New York and in Virginia. Prior to his election to Congress, he served for seven years as a member of the Virginia State Senate.

Congressional career

He was first elected to Congress in 1982, defeating longtime incumbent William C. Wampler.

Congressman Boucher has been active on Internet-related legislation, including a bill which became law in 1993 authorizing electronic commerce by permitting for the first time the transmission of commercial messages over the Internet. His proposals to promote competition in the cable and local telephone industries contributed to the enactment of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

Congressman Boucher originated the House Internet Caucus and is currently its co-chairman. He also created the Digital Media Consumer's Rights Act (DMCRA) legislation and co-authored the Anti-SPAM Act of 2003.

2006 elections

In 2006, Republicans nominated Charles W. Carrico to face Boucher in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1] Boucher retained his seat.

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
Patton Boggs LLP	$ 20,500
Energy Solutions Inc	$ 17,200
Air Products & Chemicals Inc	$ 14,000
Lindsay Goldberg	$ 11,500
Third Security	$ 10,950
National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn	$ 10,725
Consumer Electronics Assn	$ 10,500
American Bankers Assn	$ 10,000
AT&T Inc	$ 10,000
Bank of America	$ 10,000
Carpenters & Joiners Union	$ 10,000
Constellation Energy	$ 10,000
Dominion Resources	$ 10,000
Duke Energy	$ 10,000
Eastman Chemical	$ 10,000
Ernst & Young	$ 10,000
Exelon Corp	$ 10,000
Honeywell International	$ 10,000
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers	$ 10,000
Liberty Media	$ 10,000
Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union	$ 10,000
National Cable & Telecommunications Assn	$ 10,000
National Mining Assn	$ 10,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Frederick Boucher from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Frederick Boucher from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Frederick Boucher from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Frederick Boucher from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
• House Committee on the Judiciary
  • Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality
  • Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet
• House Committee on the Judiciary
  • Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
• House Committee on the Judiciary
• Assistant Minority Whip
• Founder and Co-chair, House Internet Caucus

More Background Data

• Background information on Frederick Boucher from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for Frederick Boucher from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for Frederick Boucher from the Washington Post database

• Information on Frederick Boucher from Congress Merge
• 2006 Virginia CD 9 Candidate List from VIS

Wikipedia also has an article on Frederick Boucher. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
2187 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-3861 Fax: 202-225-0442 Webform email
District offices
188 East Main Street, Abingdon, VA 24210-2841 Ph: 276-628-1145 Fax: (none entered) 1 Cloverleaf Square, Suite C-1, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219-2355 Ph: 276-523-5450 Fax: (none entered) 112 North Washington Avenue, Pulaski, VA 24301 Ph: 540-980-4310 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website Twitter feed Last tweets: YouTube channel
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and resources

References

External resources

• Official website
• Internet and Technology Initiatives
• House Energy and Commerce Committee
• House Judiciary Committee
• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

External articles

Local blogs and discussion sites

• Richmond Democrat
• Appalachian Voices

Semantic data (Edit data)

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