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H.CON.RES.173
Sponsor: Rep Markey, Edward J.(introduced 8/5/1999)
Latest Major Action: 9/10/1999 Referred to House subcommittee
Title: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Federal Communications Commission should exercise its authority under the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure that unaffiliated service providers have open, nondiscriminatory access to broadband facilities that enable access to the Internet over cable systems.
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TITLE(S):  (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
STATUS: (color indicates Senate actions)
8/5/1999:
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
9/10/1999:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
COMMITTEE(S):
RELATED BILL DETAILS:

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AMENDMENT(S):

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COSPONSORS(6), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Rep Campbell, Tom - 8/5/1999 Rep DeFazio, Peter A. - 8/5/1999
Rep Gejdenson, Sam - 8/5/1999 Rep Larson, John B. - 8/5/1999
Rep Miller, George - 8/5/1999 Rep Stark, Fortney Pete - 8/5/1999
Rep Tauscher, Ellen O. - 8/5/1999(withdrawn - 11/18/1999)

SUMMARY AS OF:
8/5/1999--Introduced.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the open infrastructure of the Internet should be safeguarded, especially against discriminatory access by telecommunications carriers; (2) the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should complete a proceeding ensuring a competitive, nondiscriminatory environment for broadband access to the Internet over cable systems; and (3) the FCC should continue to seek to ensure such environment.