A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United Nations and other international organizations should not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet.
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Passed
Latest Action · November 18, 2005
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13410-13411; text as passed Senate: CR S13410-13411; text of measure as introduced: CR S13397)
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Calls on the President to: (1) oppose any effort to transfer control of the Internet to the United Nations or any other international entity; (2) advance the values of an open Internet in the broader trade and diplomatic conversations of the United States; and (3) pursue a continuing and constructive dialogue with the international community on the Internet's future governance.
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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