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S.Res. 273

ResolutionFederalSenateIn Committee
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United Nations and other international organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet.
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Committee
Latest Action · October 17, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11439-11440)
Congress
109th (2005–2007)
Introduced
October 17, 2005
Cosponsors (10)
2D 8R
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Calls on the President to: (1) oppose any effort to transfer control of the Internet to the United Nations or any other international entity; and (2) advance the values of an open Internet in the broader trade and diplomatic conversations of the United States. Applauds the President for: (1) asserting that the United States has no present intention of relinquishing its historic leadership role in Internet governance; and (2) articulating a vision of the Internet that places privatization over politicization.

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