S. 215 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act
Telecommunication. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Byron Dorgan
- Summary:
- A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Internet Freedom Preservation Act
S. 215 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality.
- Other Titles
- Internet Freedom Preservation Act
- Sponsor
- Byron Dorgan
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Telecommunication
- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Broadband
- Business
- Competition
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Consumer complaints
- Consumer education
- Consumers
- Damages
- Executive departments
- Federal Communications Commission
- Independent regulatory commissions
- Internet
- Law
- Technology
- Telecommunication rates
- Telephone
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 1/09/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 1/09/2007 1/09/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 1/09/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S286-287) Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Average contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…
opposed this bill
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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $0 | $20,000 |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $0 | $19,000 |
| Alan Wayne Allard | R | CO | $0 | $0 |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $0 | $45,100 |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $0 | $12,600 |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $0 | $12,000 |
| Joe Biden | D | DE | $0 | $32,800 |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $0 | $13,000 |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $0 | $17,500 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $0 | $37,850 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $0 | $28,250 |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $0 | $18,000 |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $0 | $4,500 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $0 | $30,050 |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $0 | $20,000 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $0 | $84,750 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $0 | $28,899 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $0 | $27,450 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $0 | $38,850 |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $0 | $56,350 |
| Hillary Clinton | D | NY | $0 | $271,670 |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $0 | $19,988 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $0 | $7,500 |
| Norm Coleman | R | MN | $0 | $45,500 |
| Susan Collins | R | ME | $0 | $32,300 |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $0 | $13,000 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $0 | $36,400 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $0 | $28,500 |
| Larry Craig | R | ID | $0 | $7,000 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $0 | $9,500 |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $0 | $37,980 |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $0 | $55,500 |
| Mary Elizabeth Dole | R | NC | $0 | $19,700 |
| Pete Domenici | R | NM | $0 | $10,000 |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $0 | $81,125 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $0 | $43,050 |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $0 | $101,489 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $0 | $1,500 |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $0 | $12,350 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $0 | $3,200 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $0 | $51,700 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $0 | $28,000 |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $0 | $28,500 |
| Chuck Hagel | R | NE | $0 | $2,300 |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $0 | $31,150 |
| Orrin Hatch | R | UT | $0 | $23,000 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $0 | $15,250 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $0 | $3,500 |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $0 | $47,851 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $0 | $13,300 |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $0 | $26,750 |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $0 | $33,500 |
| John Kerry | D | MA | $0 | $48,771 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $0 | $22,083 |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $0 | $49,377 |
| Mary Landrieu | D | LA | $0 | $34,550 |
| Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ | $0 | $97,400 |
| Patrick Leahy | D | VT | $0 | $50,250 |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $0 | $15,150 |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $0 | $48,050 |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $0 | $29,250 |
| Chester Trent Lott | R | MS | $0 | $39,000 |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $0 | $16,000 |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $0 | $24,000 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $0 | $38,000 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $0 | $60,530 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $0 | $56,850 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $0 | $53,250 |
| Barbara Mikulski | D | MD | $0 | $29,700 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $0 | $21,500 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $0 | $18,000 |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $0 | $52,250 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $0 | $96,950 |
| Barack Obama | D | IL | $0 | $55,200 |
| Mark Pryor | D | AR | $0 | $57,700 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $0 | $10,000 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $0 | $64,500 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $0 | $17,500 |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $0 | $118,050 |
| Ken Salazar | D | CO | $0 | $90,950 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $0 | $1,000 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $0 | $75,750 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $0 | $22,300 |
| Richard Shelby | R | AL | $0 | $13,000 |
| Gordon Smith | R | OR | $0 | $59,500 |
| Olympia Snowe | R | ME | $0 | $31,000 |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $0 | $177,950 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $0 | $18,300 |
| Ted Stevens | R | AK | $0 | $91,399 |
| John Sununu | R | NH | $0 | $111,950 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $0 | $7,600 |
| Craig Thomas | R | WY | $0 | $12,000 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $0 | $15,675 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $0 | $14,000 |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $0 | $11,250 |
| John Warner | R | VA | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $0 | $8,600 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $0 | $16,350 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $0 | $39,499 |
