3.0.0 4129 2023-01-15T04:48:37Z 2023-01-15T04:48:37Z House H HR 2004-04-02 108 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2004-04-08T13:21:16Z Referred to 2004-04-02T14:03:50Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2004-04-02T14:04:00Z 2004-04-08 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. Committee 2004-04-02 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2004-04-02 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2004-04-02 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2004-04-02 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E526-527) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-04-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-04-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000323 Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3] CHARLES PICKERING R MS W. 3 N C000116 Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3] CHRIS CANNON R UT 3 2004-04-20 False W000099 Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25] JAMES WALSH R NY T. 25 2004-04-20 False F000443 Rep. Ferguson, Mike [R-NJ-7] MIKE FERGUSON R NJ 7 2004-07-22 False S000275 Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] JOHN SHADEGG R AZ 3 2004-07-22 False S000097 Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] H. SAXTON R NJ JAMES 3 2004-07-22 False Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedure Armed Forces and National Security Broadband Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Compensation (Law) Computer security measures Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consumer education Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation Delegation of powers Disabled Emergency Management Emergency communication systems Federal Communications Commission Federal preemption Fees Government Operations and Politics Government and business Identification devices Independent regulatory commissions Internet Law Legislation Local laws Local taxation Restrictive trade practices Right of privacy Standards State laws State taxation Tax exemption Taxation Technological innovations Telecommunication industry Telecommunication rates Telephone Voice mail systems Wiretapping Science, Technology, Communications 00 2004-04-02 Introduced in House 2004-05-07T20:42:37Z VoIP Regulatory Freedom Act of 2004 - Reserves solely to the Federal Government the responsibility and authority to regulate the offering or provision of a voice-over-Internet-protocol (VoIP) application (an application that uses the Internet or any successor protocol to offer two-way or multidirectional voice communications). Prohibits State regulation, or delegation to States, of such authority.

Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) establish rules and standards for appropriate arrangements to compensate providers of facilities and equipment used to transmit communications employing a connected VoIP application; and (2) maximize participation in the support of universal service among the greatest number of providers of connected VoIP applications. Requires such providers to assist the Federal Government in enforcement actions.

Requires the FCC to appoint an appropriate representative industry organization to develop guidelines, protocols, or performance requirements pertaining to the offering or provision of connected VoIP applications for: (1) providing comparable capabilities to 911 services; (2) improving use by the disabled community; (3) improving reliability of VoIP applications; and (4) ensuring appropriate security for the application and voice communications.

Prohibits a State or political subdivision from imposing a tax or other charge on the offering or provision of a VoIP application.

]]> VoIP Regulatory Freedom Act of 2004 Display Title VoIP Regulatory Freedom Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced To provide a clear and unambiguous structure for the jurisdictional and regulatory treatment for the offering or provision of voice-over-Internet-protocol applications, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced VoIP Regulatory Freedom Act of 2004 Introduced in House 2004-04-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr4129ih/xml/BILLS-108hr4129ih.xml 2004-04-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.