HR 4682
115th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Intergovernmental relations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
State and local government operations
Telecommunication rates and fees
Open Internet Preservation Act
Introduced: December 19, 2017
Introduced by:
Blackburn, Marsha
Republican
· Tennessee
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 22, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Dec 19, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 19, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Open Internet Preservation Act
This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 by prohibiting broadband internet access service providers from: (1) blocking lawful content, applications, services, or non-harmful devices; and (2) impairing or degrading lawful internet traffic on the basis of internet content, application, or service, or use of a non-harmful device.
These prohibitions do not prevent providers from offering specialized services that are offered over the same network and may share network capacity with the broadband internet access service.
The bill allows broadband internet access services to be eligible for federal universal service support funding.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Committees of jurisdiction
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