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Internet Freedom Protection Act

Introduced: October 19, 1999 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 3, 2000
Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held.
Oct 19, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Oct 19, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Internet Freedom Protection Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to exclude certain Internet communications disseminated solely to communicate the political opinions of individuals from the definition of expenditure (and thus from coverage by such Act).
What's happening now May 3, 2000

Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Oct 19, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1747: Internet Freedom Protection Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1747/
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"S. 1747: Internet Freedom Protection Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1747/.
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S. 1747, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1747/.
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