H.R. 275 - To Promote Freedom of Expression on the Internet, to Protect United States Businesses from Coercion to Participate in Repression

To Promote Freedom of Expression on the Internet, to Protect United States Businesses from Coercion to Participate in Repression

H.R. 275 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Keywords

China, Firewall

Summary

The Global Online Freedom Act of 2007 declares that it is U.S. policy to: (1) promote the freedom to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media; (2) use all appropriate instruments of U.S. influence to support the free flow of information; and (3) deter U.S. businesses from cooperating with Internet-restricting countries in effecting online censorship. (by CRS)

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Title

To promote freedom of expression on the Internet, to protect United States businesses from coercion to participate in repression by authoritarian foreign governments, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

• Global Online Freedom Act of 2007
• Global Online Freedom Act of 2007

Sponsor

Christopher Smith

Co-Sponsors

• Dan Burton
• Tom Lantos
• Thaddeus McCotter
• Dana Rohrabacher
• Timothy Ryan
• Brad Sherman
• Frank Wolf
• David Wu

Subjects

• Foreign policy
• Actions and defenses
• Administrative procedure
• Africa (Sub-Saharan)
• Arms sales
• Belarus
• Business
• Business ethics
• Censorship
• Central Asia
• China
• Civil liberties
• Civil rights
• Communications
• Computers
• Congress
• Congress and foreign policy
• Congressional oversight
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Corporate accountability
• Corporation directors
• Criminal justice
• Cuba
• Damages
• Democracy
• Department of State
• East Asia
• Economic assistance
• Electronic mail systems
• Ethiopia
• Executive departments
• Executive reorganization
• Export controls
• Fines (Penalties)
• Foreign aid
• Freedom of information
• Freedom of speech
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Government publicity
• Human rights
• Information services
• Interactive media
• International affairs
• International broadcasting
• Internet
• Iran
• Laos
• Law
• Liability (Law)
• Middle East and North Africa
• Military assistance
• Negotiations
• Opposition (Political science)
• Political persecution
• Politics and government
• President and foreign policy
• Presidents
• Punitive damages
• Religion
• Religious liberty
• Right of privacy
• Standards
• Stockholders
• Technological innovations
• Technology
• Telecommunication
• Telecommunication industry
• Trade
• Tunisia
• Vietnam
• Weapons systems
• Web sites

Related Bills

Major Actions

Introduced	1/05/2007
Referred to Committee

Bill History

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	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	1/05/2007
		1/05/2007	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
		1/05/2007	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
		1/05/2007	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
		2/02/2007	Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
		2/02/2007	Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
		3/30/2007	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E702-703)
		10/23/2007	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Put on a legislative calendar	10/23/2007	Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
		12/10/2007	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 110-481, Part I.
		12/10/2007	House Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Jan. 16, 2008.
		1/16/2008	House Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Feb. 1, 2008.
		1/16/2008	Referred sequentially to the House Committee on the Judiciary for a period ending not later than Feb. 1, 2008 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(k), rule X.
		2/01/2008	House Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Feb. 22, 2008.
		2/01/2008	House Committee on Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Feb. 8, 2008.
		2/08/2008	House Committee on Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Feb. 22, 2008.
		2/22/2008	Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
		2/22/2008	Committee on Judiciary discharged.
	Put on a legislative calendar	2/22/2008	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 320.

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