Information about the vote from special interest groups and other information providers in our Report Cards:
American Conservative Union
Network Neutrality.
The House defeated an amendment that would have impaired the property rights of Internet service providers.U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Net Neutrality—H.R. 5252.
The House rejected an amendment to H.R. 5252, the Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act, to expand net neutrality provisions. This amendment would have regulated key aspects of the Internet for the first time.
Information traveling on the Internet will increase 500-fold by the year 2020 as demand for multimedia applications increases. Exceptionally fast broadband networks are necessary for American businesses to compete domestically and abroad. Regulatory barriers, such as those provided in the amendment to H.R. 5252, would deter investment in these high-speed broadband networks, slow the deployment of innovative technologies, and harm the ability of the United States to compete globally.
The Senate did not consider similar legislation in 2006.
Citizens Against Government Waste
Telecommunications Overhaul - Network Neutrality.
The House rejected an amendment offered by Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) that would establish burdensome "network neutrality" requirements for broadband providers.Service Employees International Union
House Rejects Amendment to Ensure Internet Freedom.
The House rejected an amendment that would provide strong network neutrality protections to safeguard the things we take for granted about the Internet-- that we will always be able to access whatever web site we want, when we want to and that we will always be able to use any feature, any time we choose. Without these protections, Congress could pass legislation that will allow corporate providers to regulate the Internet according to their economic and political preferences. These providers want to create a tiered, pay-to-play Internet where if you pay to get in the top tier, your site and your services will run fast. If you don’t, you will be in the slow lane. Lawmakers have a duty to ensure the Internet remains open, transparent, free, and accessible to everyone.Americans for Tax Reform
Markey of Massachusetts Amendment; Communications, Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act of 2006.
Markey amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 109-491) seeks to restore important non-discrimination requirements enforced by the Federal Communications Commission that from the inception of the Internet until August of 2005 were binding on telecommunications carriers. This amendment essentially has 3 parts: (1) provides a policy statement in addition to the general duties of broadband network providers; provides for preserved rights and exceptions to the general statutory duties in the first part; and provides an expedited complaint process and an antitrust savings clause.The Club for Growth
Regulate Internet Providers.
Vote on Markey (D-MA) amendment that would establish network neutrality requirements. These overburdening regulations would impair private companies from making independent decisions. This amendment was defeated.