US HB1409 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 17 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-17 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 17 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-17 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Open Internet Act of 2015 Amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to authorize the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt the rules adopted on December 21, 2010, in the Report and Order in the matter of preserving the open Internet and broadband industry practices. Requires the FCC to restore portions of such rules that were vacated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Verizon v. Federal Communications Commission (decided on January 14, 2014).
Title
Open Internet Act of 2015
Sponsors
| Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-17 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
| 2015-03-17 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Internet and video services
Science, technology, communications
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Internet and video services
Science, technology, communications
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1409/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1409/BILLS-114hr1409ih.pdf |
