Internet Stewardship Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4367
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3]
Introduced: 2014-04-02
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Department of Commerce

Executive agency funding and structure

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media
Latest action: action_date: 2014-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-04-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Internet Stewardship Act of 2014 - Prohibits the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information from relinquishing or agreeing to relinquish the responsibilities of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) with respect to Internet domain name functions (including the authoritative root zone file, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions, or the related root zone management functions) unless such relinquishment is permitted by a statute enacted after the enactment of this Act.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4367 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 2, 2014 Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Schweikert , and Mr. Jones ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit the National Telecommunications and Information Administration from relinquishing responsibilities with respect to Internet domain name functions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Internet Stewardship Act of 2014 . 2. NTIA prohibited from relinquishing DNS responsibilities The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information may not relinquish or agree to relinquish the responsibilities of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration with respect to Internet domain name functions, including responsibility with respect to the authoritative root zone file, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions, or the related root zone management functions, unless such relinquishment is permitted by a statute enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act.