H.Con.Res. 127 · 112th Congress
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance…
Full title
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived.
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63 cosponsors · 23 D, 40 R
4 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced May 30, 2012
- House Passed Aug 2, 2012 414–0
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information should continue working to implement the position of the United States on Internet governance that articulates the consistent and unequivocal policy of the United States to promote a global Internet free from government control and preserve and…
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · Aug 2, 2012
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information should continue working to implement the position of the United States on Internet governance that articulates the consistent and unequivocal policy of the United States to promote a global Internet free from government control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder model that governs the Internet today.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
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About this bill and sources
Official title: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived.
Latest action (Sep 10, 2012): Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: House · Introduced: May 30, 2012
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- House Introduced May 30, 2012
- House Passed Aug 2, 2012 414–0
Final vote · House · Aug 2, 2012
Adoption (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: John A. Boehner