US Congress House Bill 4641 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on October 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-10-17 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8152)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes a reporting requirement for all broadband internet service providers and a capacity requirement for providers that use federal funds to construct new broadband infrastructure. Specifically, the bill requires an internet service provider to report the actual speed of the broadband it provides consumers, and it establishes a fine for any provider that has willfully or knowingly provided false data about the speed it is capable of offering. Additionally, the bill requires any new broadband infrastructure built using federal funds to provide service of at least 100 megabits per second.

Broadband Speed Act

Rep. Antonio Delgado [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-10-17	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8152)
2019-10-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
2019-10-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2019-10-11	House	Introduced in House

SB3093 (Related) 2019-12-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4641/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4641/BILLS-116hr4641ih.pdf