HCONRES 268 · 109th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding oversight of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.

Introduced 2005-10-18· Sponsored by Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.(2005-11-17)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2005-11-16
Roll #594
Yea 423Nay 0
Democrats
197 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
225 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 2005-11-16
Roll #594
Yea 423Nay 0
Democrats
197 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
225 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States and other responsible governments send clear signals to the marketplace that the current structure of oversight and management of the Internet's domain name and addressing service works, and will continue to deliver tangible benefits to Internet users worldwide in the future; and (2) the authoritative root zone server should remain physically located in the United States and the Secretary of Commerce should maintain oversight of ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) so that ICANN can continue to manage the day-to-day operation of the Internet's domain and addressing system, remain responsive to Internet stakeholders worldwide, and otherwise fulfill its core technical mission.…

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Cosponsors (20)

1 Democrat19 Republicans