3.0.0 4504 2023-01-11T13:16:44Z 2023-01-11T13:16:44Z House H HR 2010-01-26 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2010-01-27T16:22:19Z Referred to 2010-01-26T17:31:37Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2010-01-26T17:31:38Z 2010-01-27 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet. Committee 2010-01-26 Referred to House Foreign Affairs IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2010-01-26 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 2010-01-26 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2010-01-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-01-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000454 Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-14] Bill Foster D IL 14 N Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2010-02-03 False W000793 Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] DAVID WU D OR 1 2010-02-04 False Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Federal Communications Commission (FCC) First Amendment rights Government information and archives Human rights International law and treaties Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Sanctions Trade restrictions Science, Technology, Communications 00 2010-01-26 Introduced in House 2010-04-12T20:58:08Z Standards for Internet Non-Censorship Act of 2010 or the SINC Act of 2010 - Declares it to be the sense of Congress that: (1) the President should establish interim minimum standards of non-censorship for Internet search providers and create programs to restrict access to domestic online information by providers determined to be censoring nonviolent political speech; (2) any long-term solution to the problem of the censorship of nonviolent political speech on the Internet must include minimum standards of non-censorship set by a coalition of free countries; and (3) the President should negotiate with free countries to adopt minimum standards for non-censorship of nonviolent political speech as a condition for access to the Internet.

Authorizes the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to begin a proceeding to adopt regulations to restrict repressive Internet search providers from accessing domestic online information.

Requires the FCC, if it adopts such regulations, to develop, operate, and maintain a public website that lists repressive providers and the reasons for finding that the providers were repressive.

Authorizes the FCC to enforce the regulations using any existing enforcement authority to prevent collusion to evade the regulations.

Directs the Secretary of State to seek to enter into agreements with free countries to adopt minimum standards. Authorizes the FCC to begin a proceeding to adopt regulations to restrict or prevent entities that operate outside of any such agreements from accessing domestic online information.

]]> SINC Act of 2010 Display Title SINC Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Federal Communications Commission to issue regulations against the censorship of Internet search results, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced SINC Act of 2010 Short Titles as Introduced Standards for Internet Non-Censorship Act of 2010 Introduced in House 2010-01-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr4504ih/xml/BILLS-111hr4504ih.xml 2010-01-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, 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.