House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law

To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance.

H.R. 1580Introduced Apr 16, 2013Policy area: International Affairs

Where it went

IntroducedApr 16, 2013
Committee actionApr 17, 2013
Passed HouseMay 14, 2013 · 413–0
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: May 15, 2013 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1580.

Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-50 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on May 3, 2013.
Source: Congress.gov, reported May 3, 2013 ↗
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H.R. 1580, 113th Congress
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WALDEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2066):
This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.
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H.R. 1580, 113th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
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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

32 cosponsors — 26 Republicans, 6 Democrats

6 of 32 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.

Joe Barton (R-TX), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Donna Christensen (D-VI), John Dingell (D-MI), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Gene Green (D-TX), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Robert Latta (R-OH), Billy Long (R-MO), Doris Matsui (D-CA), David McKinley (R-WV), Tim Murphy (R-PA), Pete Olson (R-TX), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Ted Poe (R-TX), Mike Pompeo (R-KS), Mike Rogers (R-MI), Ed Royce (R-CA), Steve Scalise (R-LA), John Shimkus (R-IL) and 2 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Greg Walden.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oregon in Congress · OR-2 district

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