S.Res. 273 — A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United Nations and other international organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet.

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Calls on the President to: (1) oppose any effort to transfer control of the Internet to the United Nations or any other international entity; and (2) advance the values of an open Internet in the broader trade and diplomatic conversations of the United States.

Applauds the President for: (1) asserting that the United States has no present intention of relinquishing its historic leadership role in Internet governance; and (2) articulating a vision of the Internet that places privatization over politicization.

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S.Res. 316A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United Nations and other international organizations should not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet.
2005-11-15Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12853-12854)
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S.Res. 323A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United Nations and other international organizations should not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet.
2005-11-18Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13410-13411; text as passed Senate: CR S13410-13411; text of measure as introduced: CR S13397)
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2005-10-17
Introduced in Senate
2005-10-17
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11439-11440)

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United Nations and other international organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet.

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