# 114-hr-5329: Securing America's Internet Domains Act of 2016

114-hr-5329, Securing America's Internet Domains Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5329
- Congress: 114
- Title: Securing America's Internet Domains Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2016-05-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Securing America's Internet Domains Act of 2016 This bill requires the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to exercise an option to extend through September 30, 2019, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions contract (a contract between the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers [ICANN] under which ICANN is required to perform IANA functions), unless the Assistant Secretary certifies to Congress that the U.S. government has: secured sole ownership of the .gov and .mil top-level domains, and entered into a contract with ICANN that provides the United States with exclusive control and use of such domains in perpetuity.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] (R-CO), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] (R-CO), 2016-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2016-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2016-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-4626: BRACE Act
- 114-hr-4352: Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016
- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-3742: Access to Marketplace Insurance Act
- 114-hr-3459: Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act
- 114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-5329 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5329)

## Related
- [114-hr-4626: BRACE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4626)
- [114-hr-4352: Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4352)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-3742: Access to Marketplace Insurance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3742)
- [114-hr-3459: Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3459)
- [114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3381)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5329 (as of 2025-11-18).