Online Freedom of Speech Act May See Consideration Next Week

We are hearing that the House will be re-considering H.R. 1606, the Online Freedom of Speech Act, introduced by Rep. Hensarling, sometime next week. The bill would affirm the FEC's original decision to exclude the Internet from the definition of "public communications" under campaign finance law. The result would be to exclude the Internet from issues of soft money and illegal coordination. Congressional action would also point the FEC in the direction of a similar rulemaking. Daily Kos has more.
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