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S 4646 116th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Telephone and wireless communication War and emergency powers

Unplug the Internet Kill Switch Act of 2020

Introduced: September 22, 2020 Introduced by: Paul, Rand Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Sep 22, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 22, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Unplug the Internet Kill Switch Act of 2020

This bill repeals provisions that allow the President to shut down or take over the use or control of specified telecommunications services through the exercise of certain emergency powers.

What's happening now September 22, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8336 Identical bill Unplug the Internet Kill Switch Act of 2020
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Sep 22, 2020
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 22, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4646: Unplug the Internet Kill Switch Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4646/
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"S. 4646: Unplug the Internet Kill Switch Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4646/.
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