H.R. 288 · 115th Congress
Small Business Broadband Deployment Act
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Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 115th Congress ended.
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WaldenSponsor3 cosponsors · 1 D, 2 R
1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced Jan 4, 2017
- House Passed Jan 10, 2017
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · Jan 10, 2017
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Small Business Broadband Deployment Act
(Sec. 2) This bill exempts for five years any small business broadband Internet access service provider with no more than 250,000 subscribers from the enhancements to the transparency rule of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under which any person engaged in the provision of broadband Internet access service must disclose publicly accurate information regarding the network management practices, performance, and commercial terms of its broadband Internet access services sufficient for:
- consumers to make informed choices regarding their use; and
- content, application, service, and device providers to develop, market, and maintain Internet offerings.
The FCC shall report to specified congressional committees, within 180 days after enactment of this bill, its recommendations (together with supporting data) on whether:
- this exception should be made permanent, and
- the definition of "small business" for these purposes should be modified.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Small Business Broadband Deployment Act
Latest action (Jan 11, 2017): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 4, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Jan 4, 2017
- House Passed Jan 10, 2017
No recorded floor vote found.