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SRES 446 112th Congress Senate 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

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations should not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet.

Introduced: April 26, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Apr 26, 2012
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2833)
Apr 26, 2012
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls on the President to: (1) oppose any effort to transfer control of the Internet to the United Nations (U.N.) or any other intergovernmental organization, (2) pursue a dialogue with the international community on the future of Internet governance, and (3) advance the values of a free Internet.

What's happening now April 26, 2012

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2833)

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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Jun 20, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 446: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations should not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-446/
MLA
"S. Res. 446: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations should not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-446/.
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S. Res. 446, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-446/.
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[S. Res. 446: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations should not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-446/)
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