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The '''United States Congress''' is the legislature of the United States Government. It is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress United States Congress, en.wikipedia.org]</ref>
==The U.S. Congress and ICANN==
==The U.S. Congress and ICANN==
[[ICANN]] was created via actions by the U.S. Government in 1997; heretofore, the Internet was managed by the U.S. Department of Defense's [[Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency]] (DARPA), the [[National Science Foundation]], and American universities and research institutions. On July 1st, 1997, [[Bill Clinton|President Bill Clinton]] directed the Secretary of Commerce to privatize the management of the [[DNS]].<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/022098fedreg.htm NTIA Green Paper]</ref> The goal was to open the Internet to greater international participation, and to bolster it as a new medium of commercial competition and exchange.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/icann-mou-25nov98.htm ICANN DOC MoU]</ref>
[[ICANN]] was created via actions by the U.S. Government in 1997; up until this point, the Internet had been managed by the U.S. Department of Defense's [[Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency]] (DARPA), the [[National Science Foundation]], and American universities and research institutions. On July 1st, 1997, [[Bill Clinton|President Bill Clinton]] directed the Secretary of Commerce to privatize the management of the [[DNS]].<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/022098fedreg.htm NTIA Green Paper]</ref> The goal was to open the Internet to greater international participation, and to bolster it as a new medium of commercial competition and exchange.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/icann-mou-25nov98.htm ICANN DOC MoU]</ref>
On November 25th, 1998, after a process of seeking input from concerned and knowledgeable parties, The U.S. [[DOC|Department of Commerce]] and ICANN entered into a Memorandum of Understanding ([[MoU]]),<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/icann-mou-25nov98.htm ICANN MoU]</ref> which officially recognized ICANN as the entity that would manage the [[IANA]] contract. That contract is renewable, and thus, created an ongoing relationship between the U.S. Department of Commerce and consequently the U.S. Congress. Since the creation of ICANN, the U.S. Congress has had multiple interactions and hearings on the organization.
On November 25th, 1998, after a process of seeking input from concerned and knowledgeable parties, The U.S. [[DOC|Department of Commerce]] and ICANN entered into a Memorandum of Understanding ([[MoU]]),<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/icann-mou-25nov98.htm ICANN MoU]</ref> which officially recognized ICANN as the entity that would manage the [[IANA]] contract. That contract is renewable, and thus, created an ongoing relationship between the U.S. Department of Commerce and consequently the U.S. Congress. Since the creation of ICANN, the U.S. Congress has had multiple interactions and hearings on the organization.