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Open Internet Preservation Act

Introduced: April 8, 2019 Introduced by: Smucker, Lloyd Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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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Apr 9, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Apr 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 8, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Open Internet Preservation Act

This bill prohibits broadband internet access service providers from (1) blocking lawful content, applications, services, or non-harmful devices; or (2) throttling lawful internet traffic on the basis of internet content, application, or service, or use of a non-harmful device.

Providers may offer specialized services, which operate over the same network and share network capacity with the broadband internet access service, so long as such service offerings do not threaten the availability of broadband internet access service or evade the purposes of the bill.

What's happening now April 9, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2136: Open Internet Preservation Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2136/
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"H.R. 2136: Open Internet Preservation Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2136/.
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H.R. 2136, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2136/.
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[H.R. 2136: Open Internet Preservation Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2136/)
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