IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 311 
To express the sense of Congress that it is the responsibility of Congress 
to determine the regulatory authority of the Federal Communications 
Commission with respect to broadband Internet services. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2010 
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. UPTON, Mr. BACA, Mr. BAR-
ROW, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BLUNT, Mrs. BONO MACK, Mr. BOSWELL, 
Mr. BOREN, Mr. BRIGHT, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. BUYER, 
Mr. CHILDERS, Mr. COSTA, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. 
GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. HALL of Texas, Ms. EDDIE 
BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. LATTA, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. 
MOORE of Kansas, Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. 
ORTIZ, Mr. PASTOR of Arizona, Mr. PITTS, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. RA-
HALL, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, 
Mr. SCALISE, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. SIRES, Mr. STEARNS, 
Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TERRY, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. BARTON 
of Texas, Mr. SPACE, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. CLAY, Mr. WILSON 
of Ohio, Mr. NYE, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, and Mr. HINOJOSA) submitted 
the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
To express the sense of Congress that it is the responsibility 
of Congress to determine the regulatory authority of 
the Federal Communications Commission with respect 
to broadband Internet services. 
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HCON 311 IH 
Whereas the Constitution of the United States reserves to the 
legislative branch of government the authority to regulate 
interstate and foreign commerce; 
Whereas Congress enacted The Communications Act of 1934, 
an Act to provide for the regulation of interstate and for-
eign communication by wire or radio; 
Whereas the Federal Communications Commission was cre-
ated by Congress to exercise its delegated authority to 
regulate interstate and foreign communication; 
Whereas the Congress has provided the Federal Communica-
tions Commission in the Communications Act with the 
authority to issue such rules, regulations and orders, con-
sistent with this Act, as may be necessary in the public 
interest to carry out its provisions; the Congress has not 
authorized the Federal Communications Commission to 
create law beyond what Congress has enacted and courts 
have held that the Federal Communications Commis-
sion’s authority to issue any rules, regulations and orders 
is limited to the authority delegated by Congress; 
Whereas the Federal Communications Commission has com-
menced a proceeding to consider extending its traditional 
communications regulation under the Communications 
Act to include broadband Internet services; 
Whereas Congress has not delegated such regulatory author-
ity under the Communications Act to the Federal Com-
munications Commission; and 
Whereas the bipartisan leadership of the relevant House and 
Senate committees has begun a process to consider 
whether to enact a statute giving the Federal Commu-
nications 
Commission 
appropriate 
authority 
over 
broadband Internet services: Now, therefore, be it 
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Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That— 
(1) it is the responsibility of Congress to deter-
mine the regulatory authority of the Federal Com-
munications Commission with respect to broadband 
Internet services; and 
(2) the Federal Communications Commission 
should suspend any further action on its proceeding 
to extend its traditional communications regulatory 
authority to include broadband Internet services 
until such time as Congress delegates such authority 
to the Commission. 
Æ 
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