House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Internet Access Charge Prohibition Act of 2000

H.R. 1291Introduced Mar 25, 1999Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Where it went

IntroducedMar 25, 1999
Committee actionMay 12, 2000
Passed HouseMay 16, 2000 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: May 25, 2000 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 577.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1291.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1291, Internet Access Charge Prohibition Act of 2000” on May 11, 2000. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Commerce on May 10, 2000”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 11, 2000 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12286
CBO publication date
May 11, 2000
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1291, 106th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 106-615 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on May 12, 2000.
Source: Congress.gov, reported May 12, 2000 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1291, 106th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

141 cosponsors — 103 Republicans, 38 Democrats

39 of 141 cosponsors (28%) are from the other party.

Dick Armey (R-TX), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), James Barcia (D-MI), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Robert Borski (D-PA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Dan Burton (R-IN), Dave Camp (R-MI), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Charles Canady (R-FL), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Castle (R-DE), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), James Clyburn (D-SC), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Mac Collins (R-GA), Larry Combest (R-TX), Merrill Cook (R-UT), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Nathan Deal (R-GA), Jay Dickey (R-AR), David Dreier (R-CA) and 111 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Fred Upton.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-6 district

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