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HR 4817 115th Congress House

PEERING Act of 2018

Official title: To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to make grants for the establishment or expansion of internet exchange facilities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 17, 2018 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of CommerceInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social media
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jan 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Jan 17, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 17, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 19, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting Exchanges for Enhanced Routing of Information so Networks are Great Act of 2018 or the PEERING Act of 2018

This bill requires the Department of Commerce to award grants for entities to acquire real property and necessary equipment to establish a new Internet exchange facility in areas where there are no existing Internet exchange facilities, or to expand operations at an existing Internet exchange facility where there is only one Internet exchange facility. An Internet exchange facility is the physical infrastructure through which Internet service providers and content delivery networks exchange Internet traffic between their networks.

The bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow schools, libraries, and rural health care providers that receive funds to pay for telecommunications to use the funds to contract with a broadband provider to obtain a connection at an Internet exchange facility or to pay the costs for maintaining a connection at such a facility.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4817: PEERING Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4817/
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"H.R. 4817: PEERING Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4817/.
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H.R. 4817, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4817/.
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