Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008
Latest action · May 6, 2008 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 12, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to declare that it is U.S. policy to: (1) maintain the freedom to use broadband telecommunications networks, including the Internet, without unreasonable interference from or discrimination by network operators; (2) enable the United States to preserve its global leadership in online commerce and technological innovation; (3) promote the open and interconnected nature of broadband networks that enable consumers to reach, and service providers to offer, content, applications, and services of their choosing; and (4) guard against unreasonable discriminatory favoritism for, or degradation of, content by network operators based upon its source, ownership, or destination on the Internet.
Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to commence a proceeding on broadband services and consumer rights, including assessing whether broadband network providers: (1) refrain from unreasonably interfering with the ability of consumers to access, use, send, receive, or offer content, applications, or services of their choice, and attach or connect their choice of devices; and (2) add charges for quality of service to certain Internet applications and service providers.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 12, 2008 to Sep 26, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Original | Feb 12, 2008 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | May 1, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | May 1, 2008 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | May 1, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | May 1, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 1, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | May 1, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | May 1, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | May 1, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | May 1, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 1, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Jun 19, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Jun 19, 2008 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Jul 29, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Jul 29, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Sep 26, 2008 |
Withdrew 1 André Carson D-IN Jun 26, 2008
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 12, 2008 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Feb 12, 2008Hearings May 6, 2008 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 6, 2008Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 12, 2008Introduced in House
- Feb 12, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Feb 12, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
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.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-112 | H.R. 5353, THE INTERNET FREEDOM PRESERVATION ACT OF 2008128 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | May 6, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-95 | NET NEUTRALITY AND FREE SPEECH ON THE INTERNET107 pages | Judiciary Committee | Mar 11, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2008Introduced 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.
