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H.Con.Res. 311 · 111th Congress

To express the sense of Congress that it is the responsibility of Congress to determine the regulatory…

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To express the sense of Congress that it is the responsibility of Congress to determine the regulatory authority of the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadband Internet services.

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Declares that: (1) it is Congress's responsibility to determine the regulatory authority of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with respect to broadband Internet services; and (2) the FCC should suspend any further action on its proceeding to extend its traditional communications regulatory authority to include such services until Congress…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 30, 2010

Declares that: (1) it is Congress's responsibility to determine the regulatory authority of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with respect to broadband Internet services; and (2) the FCC should suspend any further action on its proceeding to extend its traditional communications regulatory authority to include such services until Congress delegates such authority to the FCC.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: To express the sense of Congress that it is the responsibility of Congress to determine the regulatory authority of the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadband Internet services.

Latest action (Jul 30, 2010): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 30, 2010

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No recorded floor vote found.