Bill Sponsor
House Bill 4682
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Open Internet Preservation Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Dec 19, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Dec 19, 2017
Latest Action
Dec 22, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
4682
Congress
115
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Science, Technology, Communications
Primary focus of measure is natural sciences, space exploration, research policy and funding, research and development, STEM education, scientific cooperation and communication; technology policies, telecommunication, information technology; digital media, journalism. Measures concerning scientific education may fall under Education policy area.
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House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Open Internet Preservation Act

This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 by prohibiting broadband internet access service providers from: (1) blocking lawful content, applications, services, or non-harmful devices; and (2) impairing or degrading lawful internet traffic on the basis of internet content, application, or service, or use of a non-harmful device.

These prohibitions do not prevent providers from offering specialized services that are offered over the same network and may share network capacity with the broadband internet access service.

The bill allows broadband internet access services to be eligible for federal universal service support funding.

Text (1)
December 19, 2017
Actions (3)
12/22/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
12/19/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
12/19/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:39:14 PM