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HRES 57 112th Congress House International Affairs Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad International organizations and cooperation Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Trade agreements and negotiations United Nations

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet.

Introduced: April 24, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Jan 26, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 26, 2011
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls on the President to: (1) continue to oppose any effort to transfer control of the Internet to the United Nations (U.N.) or any other international governmental entity; (2) recognize the need for, and pursue a continuing and constructive dialogue with the international community on, the future of Internet governance; and (3) advance the values of a free Internet in the broader trade and diplomatic conversations of the United States.


What's happening now January 26, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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STEARNS, CLIFF
· Apr 24, 2012
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 8, 2011
Lance, Leonard
· Feb 8, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 57: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-57/
MLA
"H. Res. 57: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-57/.
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H. Res. 57, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-57/.
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[H. Res. 57: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-57/)
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