US HCR127 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 41-23)
Status: Engrossed on September 10 2012 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-09-10 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Summary

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.

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Title

Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived.

Sponsors

Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R-CA]Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]Rep. Charles Bass [R-NH]Rep. Brian Bilbray [R-CA]
Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]
Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]
Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]Rep. Mark Critz [D-PA]Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]Rep. John Dingell [D-MI]
Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]
Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA]Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]
Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]
Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. Connie Mack [R-FL]
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]Rep. Jim Matheson [D-UT]Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]Rep. George Miller [D-CA]Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]
Rep. Sue Myrick [R-NC]Rep. Alan Nunnelee [R-MS]Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]
Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]Rep. Mike Pompeo [R-KS]Rep. Mike J. Rogers [R-MI]
Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA]Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC]
Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL]Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]Rep. Cliff Stearns [R-FL]
Rep. John Sullivan [R-OK]Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]
Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]Rep. Ed Whitfield [R-KY]

Roll Calls

2012-08-02 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree (Y: 414 N: 0 NV: 16 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-08-02 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree (Y: 414 N: 0 NV: 16 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-09-10SenateReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2012-08-02HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2012-08-02HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 0 (Roll no. 555). (text: CR 8/2/2012 H5599)
2012-08-02HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5684-5685)
2012-08-01HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2012-08-01HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 127.
2012-08-01HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5599-5602)
2012-08-01HouseMr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
2012-06-29HousePlaced on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 143.
2012-06-29HouseReported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 112-564.
2012-06-20HouseOrdered to be Reported.
2012-06-20HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2012-06-01HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
2012-05-30HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Same As/Similar To

SCR50 (Related) 2012-12-05 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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