,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hge  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #bg1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,latta submitted the following
 resolution2 which was referred to the  
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,house of ,representatives that     
domain name registration information1   
referred to as ,,whois information1 is  
critical to the protection of the       
,united ,states national and economic   
security1 intellectual property rights  
enforcement1 cybersecurity1 as well as  
the health1 safety1 and privacy of its  
citizens1 and should remain readily     
accessible4  ,whereas ,,whois           
information is the information regarding
 who is behind a domain name            
registration2 ,whereas ,,whois          
information has been widely available   
since before the dawn of the commercial 
internet2 ,whereas law enforcement1     
public interest groups1 and the private 
sector use ,,whois information to help  

identify those individuals behind       
websites engaged in illegal and         
malicious activity2 ,whereas law        
enforcement1 public interest groups1 and
 the private sector use ,,whois         
information to make connections among   
websites that have similar or identical 
registration information to help        
identify patterns of illicit activity   
and prevent additional harm2 ,whereas   
law enforcement1 public interest groups1
 and the private sector use ,,whois     
information to aid consumer protection  
on the internet1 protect privacy1 combat
 illegal online drug sales1 enforce     
intellectual property laws1 identify and
 stop human1 sex1 and animal            
trafficking1 as well as in the defense  
of homeland and national security2      
,whereas the multistakeholder community 
continues to work diligently to create a
 service that both provides access to   
domain registrant information for       
legitimate1 lawful needs and complies   
with privacy laws2 ,whereas the         

,national ,telecommunications and       
,information ,administration 7,,ntia7   
requires that registries and registrars 
managing the ,united ,states top-level  
domain maintain publicly accessible     
accurate ,,whois2 and ,whereas the      
,,ntia identified ,,whois information as
 a critical tool in its ,april #bjai    
letter to the ,internet ,corporation for
 ,assigned ,names and ,numbers 7,,icann7
 and encouraged the swift creation of a 
system that allows for continued access 
to ,,whois data for parties with        
legitimate interests1 like law          
enforcement1 public interest groups1    
intellectual property rights holders1   
and cybersecurity researchers3 ,now1    
therefore1 be it ,that it is the sense  
of the ,house of ,representatives that  
the domain name registration            
information1 referred to as ,,whois     
information1 is critical to the         
protection of the ,united ,states       
national and economic security1         
intellectual property rights            

enforcement1 cybersecurity1 as well as  
the health1 safety1 and privacy of its  
citizens1 and should remain open and    
accessible4