The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to require ICANN, which coordinates the Internet’s domain name system, to jump through several hoops before a government agency ends its oversight of the organization.

The House voted 378-25 late Tuesday to approve the Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act, a bill intended to safeguard Internet users and ensure a smooth transition away from U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) oversight of ICANN’s key domain-name functions.

The DOTCOM Act gives Congress 30 days to review alternative governance models for ICANN before a transition occurs, said Representative John Shimkus, an Illinois Republican and chief sponsor of the bill. “This allows us to hear from our constituents and consult with outside experts before we decide if ICANN’s proposal is satisfactory,” he said on the House floor Tuesday.

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