Calling on African governments to protect and promote human rights through internet freedom and digital integration for all citizens across the continent of Africa.
Latest action · Oct 1, 2020 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedDec 17, 2019
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution condemns the restriction of internet access across Africa and urges African governments to employ specified measures to ensure the integrity and security of their telecommunications infrastructures. The resolution also encourages telecommunications providers and businesses operating in Africa to facilitate open and secure access to the internet.
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 17, 2019 to Oct 1, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Dec 17, 2019 |
| R-TX | Ron Wright | Jan 15, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jun 18, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Aug 14, 2020 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Aug 14, 2020 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Aug 14, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Aug 14, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Aug 14, 2020 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Aug 14, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Aug 21, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Aug 21, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Aug 21, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Sep 11, 2020 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Sep 11, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Oct 1, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Oct 1, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Oct 1, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Dec 17, 2019Markup Oct 1, 2020 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 1, 2020Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Dec 17, 2019Introduced in House
- Dec 17, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-110 | MARKUP OF H.R. 6986, 7990, 7673, 8409, 4507, 8428, 8405, 8259, 4636, 4326, 7954, 8438, H.Res. 1012, 697, 1100, 751, 1077, 672, 17, 823, 996, 958, 825, 1121, 1115, 768, 1150, 1145564 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Oct 1, 2020 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46579 | Tanzania: Recent Governance Trends and 2020 Elections In Brief Archived | Report | Oct 26, 2020 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Calling on African governments to protect and promote human rights through internet freedom and digital integration for all citizens across the continent of Africa.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Africa
- Asia
- Business ethics
- China
- Computer security and identity theft
- Contracts and agency
- Freedom of information
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- News media and reporting
- Protest and dissent
- Right of privacy
- Russia
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Telephone and wireless communication
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2019Introduced 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 resolution 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.
