Sponsor and status
113th Congress (2013–2015)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on May 14, 2013 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
32 Cosponsors (26 Republicans, 6 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Greg Walden leads hearing on global internet freedom, administration's proposal to transfer domain name oversight”
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Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR2, 1999-2020]
(Sponsor)
on Apr 2, 2014
“Barton on Internet Governance: \"Last thing I want is another country having a greater influence over how our Internet works today.\"”
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Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX6, 1985-2018]
(Co-sponsor)
on Apr 2, 2014
“United States Must Preserve the Internet”
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Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK4]
on Mar 31, 2014
History
H.R. 1580 (113th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1580. This is the one from the 113th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2013 to Jan 2, 2015. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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