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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Internet Freedom and Broadband Deployment Act of 1999

H.R. 2420Introduced Jul 1, 1999Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Sponsor: Rep. W. Tauzin R-LA
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Where it went

Latest action: May 25, 2000 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 3864)

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

224 cosponsors — 124 Republicans, 100 Democrats

103 of 224 cosponsors (46%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Joe Baca (D-CA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), John Baldacci (D-ME), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), James Barcia (D-MI), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Charles Bass (R-NH), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Marion Berry (D-AR), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boehner (R-OH), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Richard Burr (R-NC) and 194 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. W. Tauzin.

Sponsor’s state and district

Louisiana in Congress · LA-3 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.