S 993
115th Congress
Senate
Science, Technology, Communications
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Competition and antitrust
Consumer affairs
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Telephone and wireless communication
Restoring Internet Freedom Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 1, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 1, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Restoring Internet Freedom Act
This bill nullifies the rule adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on February 26, 2015, relating to the reclassification of broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service.
The FCC is prohibited from reissuing such rule in substantially the same form, or from issuing a new rule that is substantially the same, unless the rule is specifically authorized by a law enacted after enactment of this bill.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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