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
Total contributions given to Senators within 30 days of the vote "Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation." from interest groups that…
supported this bill
opposed this bill
| Cable & satellite TV production & distribution |
| Fiscal & tax policy |
| Contributor | Interest group | Amount | Date | Senate member | Party | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comcast Corp | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $-3,000 | 12/12/06 | John Isakson | R | GA |
| Clasen, Robert B | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $250 | 12/14/06 | Ken Salazar | D | CO |
| Knott, Kerry | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $1,000 | 12/15/06 | Ted Stevens | R | AK |
| Mcslarrow, Kyle | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $2,000 | 12/15/06 | Ted Stevens | R | AK |
| Roberts, Ralph | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $1,000 | 12/15/06 | Ted Stevens | R | AK |
| Charter Communications | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $2,100 | 12/21/06 | Claire McCaskill | D | MO |
| Comcast Corp | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $2,500 | 12/29/06 | Robert Casey | D | PA |
| Jones, Earle F | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $500 | 12/29/06 | Claire McCaskill | D | MO |
| Chapados, Gregory | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $2,100 | 12/30/06 | Ted Stevens | R | AK |
| Chapados, Gregory | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $2,100 | 12/30/06 | Ted Stevens | R | AK |
| Duncan, Ronald | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $2,100 | 12/30/06 | Ted Stevens | R | AK |
| Duncan, Ronald | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $2,100 | 12/30/06 | Ted Stevens | R | AK |
| Tindall, Dana | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $2,100 | 12/30/06 | Ted Stevens | R | AK |
| Tindall, Dana | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $2,100 | 12/30/06 | Ted Stevens | R | AK |
| Walp, Robert | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $2,100 | 12/30/06 | Ted Stevens | R | AK |
| Walp, Robert | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $2,100 | 12/30/06 | Ted Stevens | R | AK |
| Feingold, Steven H | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $1,500 | 1/18/07 | Claire McCaskill | D | MO |
| Oster, Henry | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $500 | 1/18/07 | Claire McCaskill | D | MO |
| Thurston, Charles W | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $1,000 | 1/18/07 | Claire McCaskill | D | MO |
| Haluschak, Catherine | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $250 | 1/21/07 | John Kerry | D | MA |
| Haluschak, Catherline | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $250 | 1/21/07 | John Kerry | D | MA |
| Roberts, Aileen Mrs | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $1,000 | 1/22/07 | Maria Cantwell | D | WA |
| Comcast Corp | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $1,500 | 1/31/07 | Max Baucus | D | MT |
| Directv Group | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $1,000 | 1/31/07 | Larry Craig | R | ID |
| Maxfield, a M | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $1,000 | 2/1/07 | Claire McCaskill | D | MO |
| Schleiff, Henry S | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $1,000 | 2/2/07 | Joseph Biden | D | DE |
| Dish Network | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $2,000 | 2/5/07 | Arlen Specter | D | PA |
| Dish Network | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $2,000 | 2/5/07 | John Rockefeller | D | WV |
| Directv Group | Cable & satellite TV production & distribution | $2,500 | 2/8/07 | Jefferson Sessions | R | AL |
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, December 10, 2006 – February 8, 2007.
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 | $0 |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $0 | $0 |
| Alan Wayne Allard | R | CO | $0 | $0 |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $0 | $1,500 |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Biden | D | DE | $0 | $1,000 |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $0 | $0 |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $0 | $0 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $0 | $0 |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $0 | $0 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $0 | $1,000 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $0 | $2,500 |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $0 | $0 |
| Hillary Clinton | D | NY | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $0 | $0 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $0 | $0 |
| Norm Coleman | R | MN | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Collins | R | ME | $0 | $0 |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $0 | $0 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $0 | $0 |
| Larry Craig | R | ID | $0 | $1,000 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $0 | $0 |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Elizabeth Dole | R | NC | $0 | $0 |
| Pete Domenici | R | NM | $0 | $0 |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $0 | $0 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $0 | $0 |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $0 | $0 |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $0 | $0 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $0 | $0 |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Hagel | R | NE | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $0 | $0 |
| Orrin Hatch | R | UT | $0 | $0 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $0 | $0 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $0 | $-3,000 |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $0 | $0 |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $0 | $0 |
| John Kerry | D | MA | $0 | $500 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $0 | $0 |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Landrieu | D | LA | $0 | $0 |
| Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ | $0 | $0 |
| Patrick Leahy | D | VT | $0 | $0 |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $0 | $0 |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $0 | $0 |
| Chester Trent Lott | R | MS | $0 | $0 |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $0 | $0 |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $0 | $0 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $0 | $0 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $0 | $6,600 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Mikulski | D | MD | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $0 | $0 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $0 | $0 |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $0 | $0 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $0 | $0 |
| Barack Obama | D | IL | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Pryor | D | AR | $0 | $0 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $0 | $0 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $0 | $0 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $0 | $0 |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $0 | $2,000 |
| Ken Salazar | D | CO | $0 | $250 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $0 | $2,500 |
| Richard Shelby | R | AL | $0 | $0 |
| Gordon Smith | R | OR | $0 | $0 |
| Olympia Snowe | R | ME | $0 | $0 |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $0 | $2,000 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $0 | $0 |
| Ted Stevens | R | AK | $0 | $20,800 |
| John Sununu | R | NH | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $0 | $0 |
| Craig Thomas | R | WY | $0 | $0 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $0 | $0 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $0 | $0 |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $0 | $0 |
| John Warner | R | VA | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $0 | $0 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $0 | $0 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $0 | $0 |
