Internet Freedom Act of 2009

Internet Freedom Act of 2009 - Prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from proposing, promulgating, or issuing any regulations with regard to the Internet or IP-enabled services.

Makes such prohibition non-applicable to regulations that are determined necessary to: (1) prevent damage to U.S. national security; (2) ensure public safety; (3) assist or facilitate any actions taken by federal and state law enforcement agencies; or (4) ensure the solvency of the Universal Service Fund.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1836 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1836

    To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from further 
                        regulating the Internet.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 22, 2009

  Mr. McCain introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
    To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from further 
                        regulating the Internet.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Freedom Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF THE FCC.

    (a) In General.--The Federal Communications Commission shall not 
propose, promulgate, or issue any regulations regarding the Internet or 
IP-enabled services.
    (b) Exception.--The limitation set forth in this section shall not 
apply to any regulations that the Commission determines necessary--
            (1) to prevent damage to the national security of the 
        United States;
            (2) to ensure the public safety;
            (3) to assist or facilitate any actions taken by a Federal 
        or State law enforcement agency; or
            (4) to ensure the solvency of the Universal Service Fund 
        established under section 254 of the Communications Act of 
        1934.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to supersede, repeal, or negate any regulations regarding the 
Internet or IP-enabled services that were in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of this Act, including any regulations 
established pursuant to the Communications Assistance for Law 
Enforcement Act (47 U.S.C. 1001 note).
    (d) General Principles.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the Internet and all IP-enabled services are services 
        affecting interstate commerce; and
            (2) such services are not be subject to the jurisdiction of 
        any State or municipal locality.
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