House Simple Resolution 875
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that domain name registration information, referred to as "WHOIS" information, is critical to the protection of the United States national and economic security, intellectual property rights enforcement, cybersecurity, as well as the health, safety, and privacy of its citizens, and should remain readily accessible.
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 27, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Simple Resolution
Simple Resolution
A form of legislative measure introduced and potentially acted upon by only one congressional chamber and used for the regulation of business only within the chamber of origin. Depending on the chamber of origin, they begin with a designation of either H.Res. or S.Res. Joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions are other types of resolutions.
Bill Number
875
Congress
116
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that domain name registration information, referred to as WHOIS information, is critical to the protection of U.S. national and economic security, intellectual property rights enforcement, and cybersecurity, as well as to the health, safety, and privacy of its citizens, and should remain open and accessible.
February 27, 2020
02/27/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
02/27/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:21:28 PM