HR 2216
109th Congress
House
International Affairs
Censorship
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Computer security measures
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of State
Executive reorganization
Freedom of association
Freedom of speech
Freedom of the press
Government Operations and Politics
Human rights
Information technology
Internet
Political persecution
Science, Technology, Communications
Technological innovations
United Nations
Global Internet Freedom Act
Introduced: May 10, 2005
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Became law
May 10, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
May 10, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Global Internet Freedom Act - Establishes in the International Broadcasting Bureau the Office of Global Internet Freedom to develop and implement a comprehensive global strategy to combat state-sponsored and state-directed Internet jamming by repressive foreign governments, and the intimidation and persecution by such governments of their citizens who use the Internet. Requires an annual report from the Office to Congress on the status of state-sponsored and state-directed Internet jamming by repressive foreign governments and a description of U.S. efforts to counter such jamming.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should: (1) denounce repressive foreign governments that engage in Internet jamming; (2) direct the U.S. Representative to the United Nations (UN) to submit a resolution condemning repressive foreign governments that engage in Internet jamming and deny their citizens the freedom to access and share information on the Internet; and (3) deploy technologies aimed at defeating state-sponsored and state-directed Internet jamming by repressive foreign governments, and the intimidation and persecution by such governments of their citizens who use the Internet.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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