Protecting Internet Freedom Act
Latest action · Jun 8, 2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedJun 8, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Internet Freedom Act
This bill prohibits the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information from allowing the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's responsibility for Internet domain name system functions, including the authoritative root zone file and the performance of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions, to cease unless a federal statute enacted after enactment of this bill expressly grants the Assistant Secretary such authority.
The Assistant Secretary must certify to Congress that the U.S. government has: (1) secured sole ownership of the .gov and .mil top-level domains, and (2) entered into a contract with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers that provides the U.S. government with exclusive control and use of those domains in perpetuity.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 8, 2016 to Nov 16, 2016, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Jun 8, 2016 |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Original | Jun 8, 2016 |
| R-NE | Ben Sasse | Jun 15, 2016 | |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Jun 22, 2016 | |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Sep 7, 2016 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Sep 7, 2016 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Sep 29, 2016 | |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Nov 16, 2016 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 8, 2016Introduced in Senate
- Jun 8, 2016Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5418 | Protecting Internet Freedom Act | Identical bill | Jun 9, 2016 |
| HR 6071 | Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Sep 20, 2016 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 8, 2016Introduced in Senate
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