United States · Resolution · HCONRES
H.Con.Res. 173 (106th)
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Federal Communications Commission should exercise its authority under the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure that unaffiliated service providers have open, nondiscriminatory access to broadband facilities that enable access to the Internet over cable systems.
Introduced
5 August 1999
Last action
10 September 1999 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Sponsors
Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-15], Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
Subjects
Environment, Transport
Source updated
2 January 2025
Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the open infrastructure of the Internet should be safeguarded, especially against discriminatory access by telecommunications carriers; (2) the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should complete a proceeding ensuring a competitive, nondiscriminatory environment for broadband access to the Internet over cable systems; and (3) the FCC should continue to seek to ensure such environment.
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Timeline
5 August 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
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5 August 1999
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
5 August 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 September 1999
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 5 August 1999 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-15] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/173
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hconres/173
- us · 106-hconres-173 · source updated 2 January 2025