Summary of Amendments Submitted to the Rules Committee for H.R. 2666 - No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act

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Listed in Alphabetical Order

Apr 11, 2016 2:57 PM

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Doyle (PA)

#2

Preserves the FCC's authority to accelerate the deployment of broadband internet access service to low-income consumers.

Lujan (NM)

#4

Clarifies that nothing in H.R. 2666 would prevent the FCC from requiring that TV broadcast stations, AM or FM radio broadcast stations, cable operators, direct broadcast satellite service providers, or satellite digital audio radio service providers to upload the public inspection file in a format that is machine-readable, to the extent such station, operator, or provider is required to make material in its public inspection file available on, or upload such material to, an Internet website.

McNerney (CA)

#1

States that nothing in H.R. 2666 shall affect the authority of the Commission to act in the public interest, convenience, and necessity.

Sanford (SC)

#5

Provides a sense of the Congress that the Federal Communication's reclassification of broadband as a telecommunications service exceeds its authority, and that broadband should be classified as an information service under the 1996 Telecommunications Act. It further provides a sense of Congress that section 706 of the 1996 Telecommunications Act does not allow the Commission the authority to impose net neutrality.

Yarmuth (KY), Pallone (NJ), Eshoo (CA), Edwards (MD), Welch (VT), McNerney (CA), Norcross (NJ), Sarbanes (MD), Clarke (NY), Matsui (CA)

#3

States that nothing in the bill shall be construed to affect the authority of the Commission to revise or modify its sponsorship identification rules. This includes the names of significant donors for political matter or matter involving the discussion of a controversial issue of public importance.