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Small Business Broadband Deployment Act of 2015

Introduced: November 16, 2015 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Became law
Dec 9, 2016
By Senator Thune from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 114-401. Additional views filed.
Dec 6, 2016
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 698.
Dec 6, 2016
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jun 15, 2016
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Nov 16, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7969; text of measure as introduced: CR S7969-7970)
Nov 16, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Broadband Deployment Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill exempts any small business broadband Internet access service provider with not more than 250,000 subscribers from the enhancements to the transparency rule of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under which any person providing broadband Internet access service must disclose publicly accurate information regarding the network management practices, performance, and commercial terms of its broadband Internet access services sufficient for:

  • consumers to make informed choices regarding their use; and
  • content, application, service, and device providers to develop, market, and maintain Internet offerings.

The FCC shall:

  • report to Congress, within 180 days of enactment of this bill, its recommendations (including supporting data) on whether the exception should be made permanent, and whether the definition of "small business," for purposes of the exception, should be modified; and
  • within 180 days after such report, commence a rulemaking proceeding to implement the recommendations.

This small business exception shall terminate after the later of: (1) three years after enactment of this bill; or (2) the date on which the FCC adopts rules in its rulemaking proceeding for implementing its recommendations.

What's happening now December 9, 2016

By Senator Thune from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 114-401. Additional views filed.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2666 Related bill No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act
  • HR 4596 Related bill Small Business Broadband Deployment Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jun 28, 2016
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Apr 13, 2016
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Nov 16, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2283: Small Business Broadband Deployment Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2283/
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