United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4784 (111th)
Internet Freedom Act of 2010
Introduced
9 March 2010
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Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.
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Summary
Internet Freedom Act of 2010 - Directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish the Internet Freedom Foundation to: (1) award grants, agreements, or contracts to develop deployable technologies to defeat Internet suppression and censorship; and (2) award incentives to organizations that successfully develop such technologies. Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should: (1) denounce governments and private entities that restrict, censor, ban, and block access to information on the Internet; and (2) support the deployment, at the earliest practicable date, of technologies aimed at defeating state-directed and state-sponsored Internet suppression and the persecution by governments and private entities of individuals who use the Internet.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 9 March 2010
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 9 March 2010
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 9 March 2010
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4784
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/4784