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S.J.Res. 6 - A Joint Resolution Disapproving the Rule Submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with Respect to Regulating the Internet and Broadband Industry Practices.

Science, technology, communications. 112th Congress (2011-2012) View bill details
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A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices. (by CRS) 
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A Joint Resolution Disapproving the Rule Submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with Respect to Regulating the Internet and Broadband Industry Practices.

S.J.Res. 6 — 112th Congress (2011–2012)

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A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices. (by CRS)
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Title
A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices.
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    Sponsor
    Kay Hutchison
    Co-Sponsors
    Subjects
    • Science, technology, communications
    • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
    • Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
    • Internet and video services
    Related Bills
    Major Actions
    Introduced2/16/2011
    Referred to Committee
    Bill History
    Chamber/CommitteeMotionDateResult
    select this voteSenateOn the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Proceed to S. J. Res. 6)11/10/2011This motion DID NOT PASS the Senate
    46 voted YES 52 voted NO 2 voted present/not voting
    ActionDateDescription
    Introduced2/16/2011
    2/16/2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
    11/03/2011Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
    Put on a legislative calendar11/03/2011Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 219.
    11/09/2011Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
    11/10/2011Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
    select this voteVote11/10/2011On the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Proceed to S. J. Res. 6)
    NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

    Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

    support this bill

    Republican/Conservative [About]
    Telephone utilities [About]
    Cellular systems and equipment [About]
    Fiscal & tax policy [About]
    $9,082,228
    $42,475
    $1,638,296
    $3,067,527
    $13,830,526
    57% more
    $458,779
    $3,100
    $4,379,197
    $14,383,558
    $311,250
    $146,214
    $2,049,895
    $21,731,993
    Democratic/Liberal [About]
    Book, newspaper & periodical publishing [About]
    Entertainment Industry/Broadcast & Motion Pictures [About]
    Museums, art galleries, libraries, etc. [About]
    Labor Unions [About]
    Bands, orchestras & other live music production [About]
    Consumer groups [About]
    6 Organizations Support and 8 Oppose; See Which Ones
    6 Organizations Support and 8 Oppose; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    A Joint Resolution Disapproving the Rule Submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with Respect to Regulating the Internet and Broadband Industry Practices.

    6 organizations support this bill

    Americans For Prosperity
    James Valvo (2011, February 17). Letter of Support: Hutchison-Walden FCC Disapproval Resolutions, S.J.Res.6 and H.J.Res.37. Retrieved November 10, 2011, from AfP.
    Citizens Against Government Waste
    Thomas Schatz (2011, February 24). Repeal Net Neutrality Regs . Retrieved November 10, 2011, from CAGW.
    Fractured Atlas
    undersigned organization (2011, November 9). Letter to Senate in Support of FCC Open Internet Order From Future of Music Coalition, the National Alliance for Media Arts & Culture and Fractured Atlas. Retrieved November 10, 2011, from DRW.
    Heritage Action for America
    Heritage Action (2011, November 8). Key Vote Alert: “YES” on Disapproval of “Net Neutrality” Regulations. Retrieved November 10, 2011, from Heritage Action for America.
    Metro PCS
    Jon Healey (2011, November 10). Technology: Net neutrality rules survive, for now. LA Times. Retrieved November 10, 2011, from http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2011/11/technology-net-neutrality-rules-survive-for-now.html.
    Verizon Communications
    Jonathan Stempel (2011, September 30). Verizon asks court to halt FCC net neutrality rule. Thompson Reuters. Retrieved November 10, 2011.

    8 organizations oppose this bill

    American Civil Liberties Union
    Laura W. Murphy with Christopher R. Calabrese (2011, November 7). ACLU opposes S. J. Res. 6, disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices. Retrieved November 10, 2011, from ACLU.
    American Library Association
    Corey Williams (2011, June 0). S. J. Res. 6, Net Neutrality Resolution of Disapproval. Retrieved November 10, 2011, from American Library Association.
    Association of Free Community Papers
    Jim Haigh (2011). We Can't be Neutral on Net Neutrality. Retrieved November 10, 2011, from AFCP.
    Consumer's Union
    David Butler or Kara Kelber (2011, November 8). Senate Vote Puts Net Neutrality Rules in Jeopardy Consumers Union Urges Senators to Support an Open Internet. Retrieved November 10, 2011, from Consumers Union.
    Free Press Action Fund
    Save the Internet (2011). Defend Free Speech on the Internet. Retrieved November 10, 2011, from Save the Internet.
    Future of Music Coalition
    undersigned organization (2011, November 9). Letter to Senate in Support of FCC Open Internet Order From Future of Music Coalition, the National Alliance for Media Arts & Culture and Fractured Atlas. Retrieved November 10, 2011, from DRW.
    National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture
    undersigned organization (2011, November 9). Letter to Senate in Support of FCC Open Internet Order From Future of Music Coalition, the National Alliance for Media Arts & Culture and Fractured Atlas. Retrieved November 10, 2011, from DRW.
    Writers Guild of America
    Gregg Mitchell (2011, November 10). Writers Guild Applauds Senate Vote. Retrieved November 10, 2011, from WGA.

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    Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 112th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2011.
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    Contributions by Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Support    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Oppose
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$16,000$29,900
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$123,833$35,999
    Kelly AyotteRNH$177,003$12,950
    John BarrassoRWY$45,400$2,500
    Max BaucusDMT$92,001$225,765
    Mark BegichDAK$35,250$359,520
    Michael BennetDCO$46,000$397,729
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$6,100$42,700
    Richard BlumenthalDCT$8,250$106,750
    Roy BluntRMO$374,394$106,925
    John BoozmanRAR$118,234$3,900
    Barbara BoxerDCA$70,268$1,111,505
    Scott BrownRMA$371,760$77,295
    Sherrod BrownDOH$15,700$453,333
    Richard BurrRNC$123,750$15,200
    Maria CantwellDWA$16,250$252,046
    Ben CardinDMD$27,500$204,644
    Tom CarperDDE$44,650$97,200
    Bob CaseyDPA$40,850$565,706
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$615,048$32,100
    Daniel CoatsRIN$106,000$11,500
    Tom CoburnROK$163,193$12,450
    William Thad CochranRMS$62,100$1,250
    Susan CollinsRME$206,733$75,288
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$13,500$42,300
    Chris CoonsDDE$8,500$50,900
    Bob CorkerRTN$261,151$93,574
    John CornynRTX$510,022$83,950
    Mike CrapoRID$21,200$0
    Jim DeMintRSC$477,470$23,750
    Dick DurbinDIL$76,225$306,300
    Mike EnziRWY$22,750$7,050
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$49,450$271,484
    Al FrankenDMN$12,650$1,434,904
    Kirsten GillibrandDNY$80,450$1,039,157
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$64,322$12,225
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$99,150$53,100
    Kay HaganDNC$14,650$1,872,282
    Tom HarkinDIA$17,050$140,250
    Orrin HatchRUT$73,966$48,000
    John HoevenRND$45,150$4,450
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$243,076$15,500
    Jim InhofeROK$183,575$19,200
    Dan InouyeDHI$65,200$27,550
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$131,111$34,900
    Mike JohannsRNE$191,081$2,000
    Ron JohnsonRWI$228,903$22,800
    Tim JohnsonDSD$39,250$308,119
    John KerryDMA$51,450$342,332
    Mark KirkRIL$481,900$93,750
    Amy KlobucharDMN$61,100$326,347
    Herb KohlDWI$0$5,196
    Jon KylRAZ$443,842$42,973
    Mary LandrieuDLA$46,380$289,816
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$26,300$440,150
    Patrick LeahyDVT$25,300$200,075
    Mike LeeRUT$59,546$8,300
    Carl LevinDMI$6,250$235,797
    Joe LiebermanICT$78,450$268,650
    Dick LugarRIN$16,400$19,950
    Joe ManchinDWV$44,750$42,750
    John McCainRAZ$273,373$64,400
    Claire McCaskillDMO$99,415$537,983
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$673,783$109,450
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$95,600$228,150
    Jeff MerkleyDOR$18,750$573,105
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$29,300$40,416
    Jerry MoranRKS$102,050$6,500
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$36,850$7,750
    Patty MurrayDWA$57,650$257,809
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$40,850$79,050
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$86,800$398,907
    Rand PaulRKY$299,885$14,457
    Rob PortmanROH$250,689$66,866
    Mark PryorDAR$140,950$89,545
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$18,006$78,350
    Harry ReidDNV$167,850$395,724
    Jim RischRID$248,559$2,400
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$239,909$17,402
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$163,400$131,500
    Marco RubioRFL$832,126$63,035
    Bernie SandersIVT$1,200$480,527
    Chuck SchumerDNY$62,050$293,950
    Jeff SessionsRAL$117,470$13,400
    Jeanne ShaheenDNH$8,600$609,132
    Richard ShelbyRAL$26,700$13,000
    Olympia SnoweRME$104,050$35,000
    Debbie StabenowDMI$36,250$259,599
    Jon TesterDMT$19,326$463,080
    John ThuneRSD$397,842$34,350
    Patrick ToomeyRPA$1,109,956$28,083
    Mark UdallDCO$56,400$660,477
    Tom UdallDNM$20,000$606,285
    David VitterRLA$321,625$25,900
    Mark WarnerDVA$123,050$1,388,801
    Jim WebbDVA$22,900$762,951
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$40,250$332,502
    Roger WickerRMS$256,325$37,500
    Ron WydenDOR$52,950$60,671

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    		NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Support    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Oppose
    		Daniel K. AkakaDHI$16,000$29,900
    		Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$123,833$35,999
    		Kelly AyotteRNH$177,003$12,950
    		John BarrassoRWY$45,400$2,500
    		Max BaucusDMT$92,001$225,765
    		Mark BegichDAK$35,250$359,520
    		Michael BennetDCO$46,000$397,729
    		Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$6,100$42,700
    		Richard BlumenthalDCT$8,250$106,750
    		Roy BluntRMO$374,394$106,925
    		John BoozmanRAR$118,234$3,900
    		Barbara BoxerDCA$70,268$1,111,505
    		Scott BrownRMA$371,760$77,295
    		Sherrod BrownDOH$15,700$453,333
    		Richard BurrRNC$123,750$15,200
    		Maria CantwellDWA$16,250$252,046
    		Ben CardinDMD$27,500$204,644
    		Tom CarperDDE$44,650$97,200
    		Bob CaseyDPA$40,850$565,706
    		Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$615,048$32,100
    		Daniel CoatsRIN$106,000$11,500
    		Tom CoburnROK$163,193$12,450
    		William Thad CochranRMS$62,100$1,250
    		Susan CollinsRME$206,733$75,288
    		Gaylord Kent ConradDND$13,500$42,300
    		Chris CoonsDDE$8,500$50,900
    		Bob CorkerRTN$261,151$93,574
    		John CornynRTX$510,022$83,950
    		Mike CrapoRID$21,200$0
    		Jim DeMintRSC$477,470$23,750
    		Dick DurbinDIL$76,225$306,300
    		Mike EnziRWY$22,750$7,050
    		Dianne FeinsteinDCA$49,450$271,484
    		Al FrankenDMN$12,650$1,434,904
    		Kirsten GillibrandDNY$80,450$1,039,157
    		Lindsey GrahamRSC$64,322$12,225
    		Chuck GrassleyRIA$99,150$53,100
    		Kay HaganDNC$14,650$1,872,282
    		Tom HarkinDIA$17,050$140,250
    		Orrin HatchRUT$73,966$48,000
    		John HoevenRND$45,150$4,450
    		Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$243,076$15,500
    		Jim InhofeROK$183,575$19,200
    		Dan InouyeDHI$65,200$27,550
    		Johnny IsaksonRGA$131,111$34,900
    		Mike JohannsRNE$191,081$2,000
    		Ron JohnsonRWI$228,903$22,800
    		Tim JohnsonDSD$39,250$308,119
    		John KerryDMA$51,450$342,332
    		Mark KirkRIL$481,900$93,750
    		Amy KlobucharDMN$61,100$326,347
    		Herb KohlDWI$0$5,196
    		Jon KylRAZ$443,842$42,973
    		Mary LandrieuDLA$46,380$289,816
    		Frank LautenbergDNJ$26,300$440,150
    		Patrick LeahyDVT$25,300$200,075
    		Mike LeeRUT$59,546$8,300
    		Carl LevinDMI$6,250$235,797
    		Joe LiebermanICT$78,450$268,650
    		Dick LugarRIN$16,400$19,950
    		Joe ManchinDWV$44,750$42,750
    		John McCainRAZ$273,373$64,400
    		Claire McCaskillDMO$99,415$537,983
    		Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$673,783$109,450
    		Bob MenéndezDNJ$95,600$228,150
    		Jeff MerkleyDOR$18,750$573,105
    		Barbara MikulskiDMD$29,300$40,416
    		Jerry MoranRKS$102,050$6,500
    		Lisa MurkowskiRAK$36,850$7,750
    		Patty MurrayDWA$57,650$257,809
    		Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$40,850$79,050
    		Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$86,800$398,907
    		Rand PaulRKY$299,885$14,457
    		Rob PortmanROH$250,689$66,866
    		Mark PryorDAR$140,950$89,545
    		John "Jack" ReedDRI$18,006$78,350
    		Harry ReidDNV$167,850$395,724
    		Jim RischRID$248,559$2,400
    		Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$239,909$17,402
    		John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$163,400$131,500
    		Marco RubioRFL$832,126$63,035
    		Bernie SandersIVT$1,200$480,527
    		Chuck SchumerDNY$62,050$293,950
    		Jeff SessionsRAL$117,470$13,400
    		Jeanne ShaheenDNH$8,600$609,132
    		Richard ShelbyRAL$26,700$13,000
    		Olympia SnoweRME$104,050$35,000
    		Debbie StabenowDMI$36,250$259,599
    		Jon TesterDMT$19,326$463,080
    		John ThuneRSD$397,842$34,350
    		Patrick ToomeyRPA$1,109,956$28,083
    		Mark UdallDCO$56,400$660,477
    		Tom UdallDNM$20,000$606,285
    		David VitterRLA$321,625$25,900
    		Mark WarnerDVA$123,050$1,388,801
    		Jim WebbDVA$22,900$762,951
    		Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$40,250$332,502
    		Roger WickerRMS$256,325$37,500
    		Ron WydenDOR$52,950$60,671

    Interest Groups that support this bill

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    		$ Donated
    		Republican/Conservative$9,082,228
    		Telephone utilities$3,067,527
    		Cellular systems and equipment$1,638,296
    		Fiscal & tax policy$42,475

    Interest Groups that oppose this bill

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    		$ Donated
    		Democratic/Liberal$14,383,558
    		Book, newspaper & periodical publishing$4,379,197
    		Entertainment Industry/Broadcast & Motion Pictures$2,049,895
    		Museums, art galleries, libraries, etc.$458,779
    		Labor Unions$311,250
    		Bands, orchestras & other live music production$146,214
    		Consumer groups$3,100
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