House joint resolution · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet; Restoring Internet Freedom".
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 23, 2024
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 31, 2024 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 153.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LATTA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 90, May 23, 2024, Page H3525):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 The single subject of this legislation is: Provide for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to ``Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet; Restoring Internet Freedom''.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 23, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 263 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 153, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hjres/153
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8deca93a54c160637f0e6094798f6de929fb3c7b247d5860a023e900caa0ce34
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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
8 cosponsors — 8 Republicans
0 of 8 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Earl Carter (R-GA), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), John Joyce (R-PA), August Pfluger (R-TX), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Latta.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.