The House may vote on legislation to nullify the FCC...
The House may vote on legislation to nullify the FCC net neutrality order before the Easter recess next month, Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-Mich., told us. With all Democrats voting no, the committee late Tuesday voted 30-23 to report…
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to the House floor H.J. Res. 37, a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act. Republicans so far have only secured Democratic support for the resolution from two Blue Dogs in the House (CD March 15 p2). Asked if he expected to find more Democrats, Upton said, “We'll see. We're going to keep trying, that’s for sure.” At the markup, Upton rejected two amendments to the net neutrality measure by Democrats because he said CRA resolutions are not subject to amendment under the statute. The amendments, by Reps. Mike Doyle, D-Pa., and Doris Matsui, D-Calif., were also rejected for that reason at last week’s Communications Subcommittee markup. A companion resolution in the Senate has not moved out of the Senate Commerce Committee, but House passage would move it straight to the Senate floor for another simple majority vote. The Senate may also discharge the bill from committee before House passage with the support of 30 senators. Free Press Action Fund Managing Director Craig Aaron said it’s “unfortunate that the open Internet, which once enjoyed such broad bipartisan support, now has become the victim of special-interest politics and political grandstanding.”