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HCONRES 311 111th Congress House

To express the sense of Congress that it is the responsibility of Congress to determine the regulatory authority of the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadband Internet services.

Introduced: July 30, 2010 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBroadcasting, cable, digital technologiesCongressional oversightCongressional-executive branch relations
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This resolution expired with the 111th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jul 30, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 30, 2010
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 Latest action July 30, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that: (1) it is Congress's responsibility to determine the regulatory authority of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with respect to broadband Internet services; and (2) the FCC should suspend any further action on its proceeding to extend its traditional communications regulatory authority to include such services until Congress delegates such authority to the FCC.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 5 Republican 8
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Sep 29, 2010
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Sep 15, 2010
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 15, 2010
Boccieri, John
· Aug 10, 2010
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Aug 10, 2010
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Aug 10, 2010
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Aug 10, 2010
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Aug 10, 2010
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 30, 2010
Bright, Bobby
· Jul 30, 2010
Childers, Travis
· Jul 30, 2010
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Costa, Jim
California · Jul 30, 2010
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jul 30, 2010
Griffith, Parker
· Jul 30, 2010
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jul 30, 2010
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 30, 2010
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Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Jul 30, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 311: To express the sense of Congress that it is the responsibility of Congress to determine the regulatory authority of the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadband Internet services.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-311/
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"H. Con. Res. 311: To express the sense of Congress that it is the responsibility of Congress to determine the regulatory authority of the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadband Internet services.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-311/.
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H. Con. Res. 311, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-311/.
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[H. Con. Res. 311: To express the sense of Congress that it is the responsibility of Congress to determine the regulatory authority of the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadband Internet services.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-311/)
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