Bill Sponsors: US SB2853 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Bill Title: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure Internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and non-harmful devices, to prohibit throttling data, to prohibit paid prioritization, to require transparency of network management practices, to provide that broadband shall be considered to be an information service, and to prohibit the Commission or a State commission from relying on section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as a grant of authority.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-05-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. [SB2853 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-05-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. [SB2853 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Sponsors
| Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography | BioGuide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator John Thune [R] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | SD-SD | OpenSecrets | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | BioGuide |
