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Open Internet Preservation Act

Introduced: April 24, 2018 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Dec 22, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Dec 19, 2017
Introduced in House
Dec 19, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 December 22, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 31
All 31 Republican 16
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · May 10, 2018
MacArthur, Thomas
· Apr 24, 2018
Meehan, Patrick
· Mar 29, 2018
SMITH, LAMAR
· Mar 20, 2018
 R
Tenney, Claudia
New York · Mar 20, 2018
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Mar 20, 2018
Bishop, Mike
· Mar 9, 2018
Renacci, James
· Mar 9, 2018
Holding, George
· Mar 1, 2018
Hultgren, Randy
· Mar 1, 2018
Rooney, Francis
· Mar 1, 2018
Young, David
· Feb 14, 2018
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Feb 7, 2018
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Jan 17, 2018
 R
Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Jan 16, 2018
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Jan 16, 2018
Ferguson, A.
· Jan 16, 2018
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Dec 21, 2017
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Dec 21, 2017
Taylor, Scott
· Dec 21, 2017
Trott, David
· Dec 21, 2017
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Dec 19, 2017
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Dec 19, 2017
Collins, Chris
· Dec 19, 2017
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Dec 19, 2017
 R
Curtis, John R.
Utah · Dec 19, 2017
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Dec 19, 2017
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Dec 19, 2017
Knight, Stephen
· Dec 19, 2017
Lance, Leonard
· Dec 19, 2017
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Dec 19, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4682: Open Internet Preservation Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4682/
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"H.R. 4682: Open Internet Preservation Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4682/.
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H.R. 4682, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4682/.
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