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HR 1Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011(Sec. 4006) Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act to implement a specified Report and Order of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) relating to the matter of preserving the open Internet and broadband industry practices.Returned to Calendar
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HR 12American Jobs Act of 2011Part II- Public Safety Broadband Network- Establishes the Public Safety Broadband Corporation as a private, nonprofit corporation required to: (1) hold the single public safety wireless license (a license to be reallocated and granted by the FCC for an initial 10-year term renewable, upon application, for subsequent terms, each term a maximum of 15 years) for the 700 MHz D block and existing public safety broadband spectrums; and (2) build, deploy, and operate a nationwide public safety interoperable broadband network.Referred to CommitteeSame language included in the National Broadband Plan
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HR 96Internet Freedom ActProhibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from proposing, promulgating, or issuing any regulations with regard to the Internet or IP-enabled services.
Makes such prohibition non-applicable to regulations that are determined necessary to: (1) prevent damage to U.S. national security; (2) ensure public safety; or (3) assist or facilitate any actions taken by federal and state law enforcement agencies.		Referred to SubcommitteeNat'l Broadband Plan
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HR 166Internet Investment, Innovation, and Competition Protection ActAmends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the FCC from regulating the rates, terms, conditions, provisioning, or use of an information service or an Internet access service unless: (1) there is a market failure in the provision of such service; (2) there is substantial evidence such failure is preventing a substantial number of consumers nationwide from accessing a substantial amount of lawful Internet content, applications, and services of their choice on a continuing basis; (3) regulations are necessary to ameliorate such consumer harm; and (4) the FCC has performed a cost-benefit analysis determining that the benefit of such regulation exceeds its costs. Tl:dr- market sets the cost of internet accessReferred to SubcommitteeNat'l Broadband Plan
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HR 174Homeland Security Cyber and Physical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2011Establishes the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications under the DHS; to establish and enforce cybersecurity requirements for civilian nonmilitary and non-intelligence community federal systems to prevent, deter, respond to, and recover from cyber attacks and incidents.Referred to Subcommittee
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HR 515Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2011Requires that the President's annual Belarus report to Congress include information about government of Belarus cooperation with any foreign government or organization related to Internet censorship or surveillance or the purchase or receipt of any technology or training for such purposes.Public Law 112-82; 1/3/12
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HR 611BEST PRACTICES Act Data collection in interstate commerce- Requires a covered entity to make available to individuals whose information it collects or maintains information about its information privacy practices and an individual's options with regard to such practices.Referred to Subcommittee
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HR 654Do Not Track Me Online ActRequires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate regulations to establish standards for the required use of an online opt-out mechanism to allow a consumer to prohibit the collection or use of any covered information and to require a covered entity to respect the choice of such consumer to opt-out of such collection or use.Referred to Subcommittee
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HR 847Kelsey Smith ActAmends the Communications Act of 1934 to require telecommunication carriers to provide, at the request of a law enforcement agency, call location information of users of a commercial mobile service or an IP-enabled voice service (e.g., cell phones) to such agencies and other public safety agencies to respond to emergency situations.Referred to Subcommittee
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HR 1083Rural Broadband Initiative ActAmends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish in the Department of Agriculture (USDA) the Office of Rural Broadband Initiatives, to be headed by the Under Secretary for Rural Broadband Initiatives.Referred to SubcommitteeInternet Access
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HR 1389Global Online Freedom Act of 2011Makes it 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 without interference or discrimination; and (3) deter U.S. businesses from cooperating with Internet-restricting countries in effecting online censorship.Referred to Subcommittee
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HR 1473Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011Sec. 2221 Decreases the minimum funding level available to expand Internet access for users living in societies that have hostile Internet environments.
Increases appropriations, to be available until September 30, 2012, for the Broadcasting Board of Governors to expand Internet access.		Public Law No: 112-10
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HR 1707Data Accountability and Trust ActRequires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate regulations requiring each person engaged in interstate commerce that owns or possesses data containing personal information to establish specified security policies and procedures to treat and protect such information.Referred to Subcommittee
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HR 1714Iran Human Rights and Democracy Promotion Act of 2011Requires the President to submit to Congress a comprehensive strategy to promote Internet freedom and access to information in IranReferred to Subcommittee
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HR 1804State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2011 Prohibits any state from imposing a discriminatory tax on any means of providing multichannel video programming distribution services, including Internet protocol technology (or any successor protocol), direct broadcast satellite delivery, and cable television services. Referred to Subcommittee
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HR 1895Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011 Amends the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to : (1) revise the definition of "operator" to exclude nonprofit entities that would otherwise be exempt from coverage under the Federal Trade Commission Act; (2) revise the definition of "disclosure" as the release of personal information (currently, the release of personal information collected from a child in identifiable form); and (3) apply the prohibitions against collecting personal information from children to online applications and mobile applications directed to children....unless such operator has adopted and implemented a Digital Marketing Bill of Rights for Teens that: (1) is consistent with the Fair Information Practices Principles established by this Act; and (2) balances the ability of minors to participate in the digital media culture with the governmental and industry obligation to ensure that such operators do not subject minors to unfair and deceptive surveillance, data collection, or behavioral profiling. Referred to SubcommitteeDoes this actual do anything?
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HR 1905Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act of 2012(Sec. 412) Directs the President to submit a comprehensive strategy to Congress regarding the promotion of Internet freedom and information access in Iran.Presented to President 8/3/2012See also HR 1714
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HR 1981Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011(Sec. 4) Requires a commercial provider of an electronic communication service to retain for at least one year a log of the temporarily assigned network addresses assigned to subscribers or customers that enables the identification of corresponding customer or subscriber information. Prohibits access to such records from being compelled by any person or nongovernmental entity. Directs the Attorney General to study and report within two years on the provider compliance costs. Encourages providers to: (1) give prompt notice to customers of a breach of such records, and (2) store such records securely to protect customer privacy and prevent breaches.Placed on Calendar 224See also HR 6063,S.596, S.1308, S.3456
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HR 2055Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012Title V. (Sec. 513) Prohibits the availability of funds under the Library Services and Technology Act, as amended by the Children's Internet Protection Act, to certain libraries unless they have made specified internet safety certifications.
(Sec. 514) Prohibits certain elementary and secondary schools from receiving funds under the Enhancing Education through Technology program of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 unless their local educational agencies have made specified internet safety certifications. Title VII. (Sec. 726) Prohibits the use of funds by federal agencies to collect, review, create or contract for any aggregation of data by any means of any personally identifiable information relating to an individual's access to or use of any federal government or nongovernmental Internet site.		Public Law 112-74
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