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Internet Exchange Act of 2019

Introduced: July 22, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 23, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Jul 22, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 22, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Internet Exchange Act of 2019

This bill creates a grant program for the establishment and expansion of facilities through which internet service providers and content delivery networks exchange internet traffic (internet exchange facilities) in unserved or underserved areas.

Further, the bill allows recipients of funding from the E-Rate and Telehealth programs to apply such funds to the procurement or maintenance of a connection to an internet exchange facility.

What's happening now July 23, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1166 Identical bill Internet Exchange and Submarine Cable Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 4
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Comer, James
Kentucky · Jul 22, 2019
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jul 22, 2019
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Kustoff, David
Tennessee · Jul 22, 2019
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
· Jul 22, 2019
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Jul 22, 2019
Stivers, Steve
· Jul 22, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3869: Internet Exchange Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3869/
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"H.R. 3869: Internet Exchange Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3869/.
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H.R. 3869, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3869/.
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