[History of Bills, Volume 155 (2009)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
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H.R. 2271--A bill to prevent United States businesses from cooperating
with repressive governments in transforming the Internet into a
tool of censorship and surveillance, to fulfill the responsibility
of the United States Government to promote freedom of expression
on the Internet, to restore public confidence in the integrity of
United States businesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce, 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.
By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Wolf, Mr.
Burton of Indiana, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. McCotter), H5306 [6MY]
Cosponsors added, H7086 [19JN], H8009 [10JY]