United States · Bill · S
S. 1836 (111th)
Internet Freedom Act of 2009
Introduced
22 October 2009
Last action
22 October 2009 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sponsors
Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ], Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS], Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Internet Freedom Act of 2009 - Prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from proposing, promulgating, or issuing any regulations with regard to the Internet or IP-enabled services. Makes such prohibition non-applicable to regulations that are determined necessary to: (1) prevent damage to U.S. national security; (2) ensure public safety; (3) assist or facilitate any actions taken by federal and state law enforcement agencies; or (4) ensure the solvency of the Universal Service Fund.
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Timeline
22 October 2009
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
22 October 2009
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10702-10703)
Source: IntroReferral
22 October 2009
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 22 October 2009 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Introduced in Senate (text)
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Introduced in Senate
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Sponsors
- Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
- · sscm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Real Stimulus Act of 2009
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1836
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/1836
- us · 111-s-1836 · source updated 14 August 2025