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HRES 30 111th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in our Nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the United States Government should "Get…

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in our Nation's telecommunications and technology industries, … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in our Nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the United States Government should "Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way".

Introduced: January 7, 2009 Introduced by: Latta, Robert E. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvanced technology and technological innovationsBroadcasting, cable, digital technologiesBusiness investment and capital
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Competition and antitrustComputers and information technologyGovernment trust fundsIndustrial policy and productivityIntellectual propertyInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaPublic contracts and procurementPublic-private cooperationRight of privacyRural conditions and developmentTelecommunication rates and fees
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jan 14, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet.
Jan 14, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Jan 7, 2009
Referred to House Judiciary
Jan 7, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 7, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jan 7, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 14, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that, in order to continue aggressive growth in our nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the U.S. government should "Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way" by: (1) promoting investment through deregulation and free-market competition; (2) reforming the Universal Service Fund and encouraging broadband deployment in rural unserved and underserved areas through public-private partnerships; (3) making additional spectrum available for commercial use through unencumbered auctions; (4) establishing a national goal of transmitting high-quality, real-time voice, data, graphics, and video at increasingly higher speeds to all people in the United States; (5) reforming our patent and trademark system to protect leading innovators' intellectual property; and (6) ensuring individual privacy without compromising market efficiencies.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 30: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in our Nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the United States Government should "Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way".. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-30/
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"H. Res. 30: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in our Nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the United States Government should "Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way".." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-30/.
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H. Res. 30, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-30/.
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[H. Res. 30: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in our Nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the United States Government should "Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way".](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-30/)
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