Expressing grave concerns about the sweeping censorship, privacy, and cybersecurity implications of China's Green Dam filtering software, and urging U.S. high-tech companies to promote the Internet as a tool for transparency, freedom of expression, and citizen empowerment around the world.
Latest action · Jun 26, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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- IntroducedJun 26, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses: (1) grave concerns about the sweeping censorship, privacy, and cybersecurity implications of China's Green Dam filtering software; and (2) support for the Chinese people in their quest for Internet freedom and free expression.
Calls on: (1) the Chinese government to rescind its requirement for Green Dam to be preinstalled on all new computers; and (2) U.S. high-tech companies to promote the Internet as a tool for transparency, freedom of expression, and citizen empowerment around the world.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 26, 2009 to Jul 10, 2009, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Original | Jun 26, 2009 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Jul 10, 2009 |
Actions 2
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- Jun 26, 2009Introduced in House
- Jun 26, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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- Jun 26, 2009Introduced in House
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