Online Freedom of Speech Act
Latest action · Mar 13, 2006 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 211.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 13, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Online Freedom of Speech Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to exclude communications over the Internet from the meaning of public communication subject to the Act.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 559 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Failed225–182 | Nov 2, 2005 |
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 20, 2005 to Jun 22, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | May 4, 2005 | |
| R-UT | Chris Cannon | May 12, 2005 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | May 16, 2005 | |
| R-MN | Mark R. Kennedy | Jun 7, 2005 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Jun 22, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Apr 13, 2005Markup Mar 9, 2006Reported Mar 13, 2006 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2006Reported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 109-389.
- Mar 13, 2006Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 211.
- Mar 9, 2006Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 9, 2006Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Nov 2, 2005Mrs. Miller (MI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Nov 2, 2005Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9478-9484)
- Nov 2, 2005DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1606.
- Nov 2, 2005At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Nov 2, 2005Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9497)
- Nov 2, 2005Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 225 - 182 (Roll no. 559). (text: CR H9478)
- Nov 2, 2005Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 13, 2005Introduced in House
- Apr 13, 2005Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1954 | William H. Frist R-TN | Mar 9, 2006 |
| House | Debate and remarks H9478–H9484Text printed H9478Recorded votes H9497enact | Barney Frank D-MA, Candice S. Miller R-MI, Charles F. Bass R-NH, Chris Cannon R-UT, Christopher Shays R-CT, Jeb Hensarling R-TX, John T. Doolittle R-CA, Mark R. Kennedy R-MN, Martin T. Meehan D-MA, Michael N. Castle R-DE, Rush Holt D-NJ, Thomas H. Allen D-ME, Zoe Lofgren D-CA | Nov 2, 2005 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Mar 10, 2006H.R. 1606, Online Freedom of Speech Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on House Administration on March 9, 2006</p>
- Mar 10, 2006H.R. 1606, Online Freedom of Speech ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on House Administration on March 9, 2006
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | MARKUP OF H.R. 1606, ONLINE FREEDOM OF SPEECH ACT19 pages | Committee on House Administration | Mar 9, 2006 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33836 | Campaign Finance Legislation and Activity in the 109th Congress Archived | Report | Jan 26, 2007 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 678 | A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication. | Related bill | Mar 17, 2005 |
| HR 1605 | To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication. | Related bill | Apr 13, 2005 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Online Freedom of Speech Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Online Freedom of Speech Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2006Reported in House
- Apr 13, 2005Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.