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H.R. 4342

DOTCOM Act of 2014

Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2014 or the DOTCOM Act of 2014 - Prohibits the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information from relinquishing or agreeing to any proposal relating to the relinquishment of the responsibility of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) over Internet domain name system functions (including the authoritative root zone file, Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions, and related root zone management functions) until the Comptroller General (GAO), within one year after the NTIA receives a relinquishment proposal developed in a process convened by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) at the request of the NTIA, submits a report to Congress regarding the role of the NTIA with respect to the Internet domain name system.

Requires such GAO report to include: (1) advantages and disadvantages of such relinquishment of NTIA responsibility; (2) any principles or criteria that the NTIA sets for relinquishment proposals, as well as an analysis of each proposal received by the NTIA; (3) the processes used by the NTIA and any other federal agencies for evaluating proposals; (4) any national security concerns; and (5) a definition of "multistakeholder model" as used by the NTIA with respect to Internet policymaking and governance.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 546.

Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15](R-IL)Sponsor
28 cosponsors28 R
28cosponsors1committees10actions3related bills6subjects
  • Reported in HouseDec 23, 2014
  • Introduced in HouseMar 27, 2014
  1. CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 546.

  2. CommitteeH12200

    Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 113-715.

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    Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 113-715.

  4. Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

  5. Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

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    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  7. Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

  8. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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    Introduced in House

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    Introduced in House

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