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116TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 116–37 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1644) TO RESTORE 

THE OPEN INTERNET ORDER OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2021) TO 

AMEND THE BALANCED BUDGET AND EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL 

ACT OF 1985 AND TO ESTABLISH A CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

APRIL 8, 2019.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. MORELLE, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 294] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 294, by a record vote of 6 to 4, report the same to the 

House with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1644, the Save 

the Internet Act of 2019, under a structured rule. The resolution 

provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled 

by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 

Energy and Commerce. The resolution waives all points of order 

against consideration of the bill. The resolution makes in order as 

original text for the purpose of amendment an amendment in the 

nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 

Print 116–10 and provides that it shall be considered as read. The 

resolution waives all points of order against that amendment in the 

nature of a substitute. The resolution makes in order only those 

amendments printed in Part A of this report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in this report, may 

be offered only by a Member designated in this report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in this report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject 

to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the 

Committee of the Whole. The resolution waives all points of order 

against the amendments printed in part A of this report. The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Section 2 of the resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 


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2021, the Investing for the People Act of 2019, under a structured 

rule. The resolution provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 

the Committee on the Budget. The resolution waives all points of 

order against consideration of the bill. The resolution makes in 

order as original text for the purpose of amendment an amendment 

in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116–11 and provides that it shall be considered as 

read. The resolution waives all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute. The resolution makes in order 

only those further amendments printed in Part B of this report. 

Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in 

this report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 

specified in this report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and 

shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the 

House or in the Committee of the Whole. The resolution waives all 

points of order against the amendments printed in part B of this 

report. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit with or 

without instructions. Section 3 of the resolution provides that 

House Resolution 293 is hereby adopted. Section 4 of the resolution 

provides that on any legislative day during the period from April 

11, 2019, through April 26, 2019: the Journal of the proceedings of 

the previous day shall be considered as approved; and the Chair 

may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date 

and time to be announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. Section 5 of the resolution provides that the Speaker may 

appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 4 of the resolution as though 

under clause 8(a) of rule I. Section 6 of the resolution provides that 

each day during the period addressed by section 4 of the resolution 

shall not constitute a calendar day for purposes of section 7 of the 

War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546). Section 7 of the resolution 

provides that each day during the period addressed by section 4 of 

the resolution shall not constitute a legislative day for purposes of 

clause 7 of rule XIII (resolutions of inquiry). 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of H.R. 1644, the Committee is not aware of any points of 

order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1644 made in 

order as original text, the Committee is not aware of any points of 

order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendments printed in part A of this report, the Committee is not 

aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of H.R. 2021, the Committee is not aware of any points of 

order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 2021 made in 


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order as original text, the Committee is not aware of any points of 

order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendments printed in part B of this report, the Committee is not 

aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

COMMITTEE VOTES

The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion to 

report, together with the names of those voting for and against, are 

printed below: 

Rules Committee record vote No. 49 

Motion by Mr. Cole to amend the rule to H.R. 2021 to make in 

order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #13, offered by Rep. Mullin (OK), which provides for the advanced appropriation of the Indian Health Services, Contract Support Costs, and 

Indian Health Facilities. Defeated: 4–7 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... ................... Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ ................... Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 50 

Motion by Mr. Cole to amend the rule to H.R. 1644 to make in 

order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #17, offered by Rep. Horn (OK), which initiates a review of the challenges 

for Rural Broadband providers in serving hard-to-reach areas. This 

amendment identifies the challenges for rural broadband providers, 

specifically those designated to be serving ‘‘High Cost’’ areas by the 

Federal Communications Commission, to maintain, upgrade, and 

expand their networks in the evolving Internet Ecosystem. Defeated: 4–6 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... ................... Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ ................... Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... ...................

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 51 

Motion by Mr. Cole to amend the rule to H.R. 1644 to make in 

order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #11, offered by Rep. Walden (OR), which ensures that the FCC’s Title II 

authority over ‘‘telecommunication services’’ to raise fees, moderate 


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content, and seize and control networks will be negated. Defeated: 

4–6 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... ................... Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ ................... Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... ...................

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 52 

Motion by Mr. Cole to strike Section 3 of the rule. Defeated: 4– 

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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... ................... Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ ................... Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... ...................

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 53 

Motion by Mr. Woodall to report open rules for H.R. 1644 and 

H.R. 2021. Defeated: 4–6 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... ................... Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ ................... Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... ...................

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 54 

Motion by Mr. Woodall to amend the rule to H.R. 2021 to make 

in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #9, offered by Rep. Scott (GA), which makes supplemental appropriations for losses from Hurricanes Michael or Florence, other hurricanes, typhoons, volcanic activity, or wildfires occurring in calendar 

year 2018. Defeated: 4–6 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... ................... Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ ................... Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... ...................

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 


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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 55 

Motion by Mr. Burgess to amend the rule to H.R. 2021 to make 

in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #6, offered by Rep. Womack (AR), which requires mandatory spending 

reforms equal to or greater than the amount of the caps increase 

in the bill. Defeated: 4–6 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... ................... Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ ................... Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... ...................

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 56 

Motion by Mrs. Lesko to amend the rule to H.R. 2021 to make 

in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #1, offered by Rep. Biggs (AZ), which expresses the sense of the House 

of Representatives that the national debt is a threat to the national 

security of the United States. Defeated: 4–6 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... ................... Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ ................... Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... ...................

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 57 

Motion by Mrs. Lesko to amend the rule to H.R. 2021 to make 

in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #10, 

offered by Rep. Norman (SC), which requires Congress to vote on 

a Balanced Budget Amendment between September 30, 2019, and 

December 31, 2019. Defeated: 4–6 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... ................... Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ ................... Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... ...................

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 


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Rules Committee record vote No. 58 

Motion by Mr. Morelle to report the rule. Adopted: 6–4 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... ................... Mr. Cole ........................................................... Nay 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Yea Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Yea Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Nay 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ ................... Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Nay 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... ...................

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Yea 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Yea 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Yea 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS IN PART A MADE IN ORDER

1. Burgess (TX): Directs GAO to initiate a study to examine the 

influence of all entities on the virtuous cycle of the internet ecosystem and whether such rules protect the access of consumers to 

a free and open internet. (10 minutes) 

2. Latta (OH): Requires the FCC to share the list of 700 rules 

that will be permanently forborne by the FCC should this bill become law. (10 minutes) 

3. Waters (CA): Directs the Comptroller General of the United 

States to submit a report to Congress examining the importance of 

2015 Open Internet Order to ethnic and racial minorities, 

socioeconomically disadvantaged groups, rural populations, individuals with disabilities, and the elderly. (10 minutes) 

4. Delgado (NY): Requires GAO to produce a report, within 1 

year, reviewing the benefits to consumers of broadband internet access providers offering broadband internet access service on a 

standalone basis and what steps Congress can take to increase the 

availability of standalone broadband internet access service to consumers, particularly those living in rural areas. (10 minutes) 

5. Porter (CA): Requires the FCC to submit a report, within 1 

year of enactment, to the Committees of Jurisdiction that describes 

all enforcement actions taken since enactment by the FCC with respect to persons engaged in the provision of broadband Internet access service, including the amount of each fine imposed or settlement agreed to, the actions taken by the FCC to collect such fines 

and settlements, and the amounts collected for such fines and settlements. (10 minutes) 

6. Wexton (VA): Requires the Federal Communications Commission to submit to Congress within 30 days a plan for how the Commission will evaluate and address problems with the collection on 

Form 477 of data regarding the deployment of broadband Internet 

access service. Form 477 is used by the FCC to determine which 

providers are servicing which areas and it is the government’s 

main source of data used for identifying underserved areas of opportunity. (10 minutes) 

7. Davids (KS): Requires that within 1 year of enactment, the 

GAO shall produce a report examining the FCC’s efforts to assess 

competition in the wireline and wireless broadband internet access 

markets, and how the FCC can better assess competition, and what 

steps, if any the FCC can take to better increase competition in the 

wireless and wireline broadband internet access markets. (10 minutes) 


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8. Stanton (AZ): Directs the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission to engage tribal stakeholders and providers 

to ensure accessible and affordable broadband on tribal lands. (10 

minutes) 

9. Trone (MD): Finds that annual FCC reports on the state of 

broadband deployment are important to fostering further deployment and that Congress relies on the accuracy of these reports. Requires that 1) the FCC may not release such a report based on information it knows to be inaccurate and 2) the Commission use its 

best efforts to ensure all future reports are accurate and to correct 

past inaccuracies prior to the report’s release. (10 minutes) 

10. Brindisi (NY): Requires the GAO to produce a report about 

the ways in which the U.S. government can promote the deployment of broadband Internet access service, especially to rural areas 

and areas currently unserved by high-speed broadband access. (10 

minutes) 

11. Spanberger (VA): Requires the GAO to determine the accuracy and granularity of broadband maps produced by the FCC, and 

to submit to Congress a report that identifies programs and actions 

restored under 2(b) that rely on these maps and that makes recommendations for how the FCC can produce more accurate maps. 

(10 minutes) 

12. McAdams (UT): Affirms that ISPs can still block unlawful 

content, such as child pornography or copyright-infringing materials. (10 minutes) 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS IN PART B MADE IN ORDER

1. Jayapal (WA), Pocan (WI), Omar (MN), Smith, Adam (WA), 

Tlaib (MI), Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Nadler (NY), Espaillat (NY), 

Vela ́zquez (NY), Takano (CA), Watson Coleman (NJ), Levin, Andy 

(MI), Pressley (MA), Grijalva (AZ), Blumenauer (OR), Haaland 

(NM), Johnson, Hank (GA), Clay (MO), Lee, Barbara (CA), Garcia, 

Jesu ́ s (IL): Provides for equal base outlays between defense and 

non-defense discretionary levels of spending for FY2020 and 

FY2021. (10 minutes) 

2. Foxx (NC), Woodall (GA): Ensure that Congress has an opportunity to take action when mandatory programs exceed their cost 

estimates in the five-year window after their enactment and will 

allow Congress to comprehensively address the issue of mandatory 

spending programs coming in over budget. It does so by establishing a direct spending safeguard limitation on any direct spending program without a specific level of authorized spending. (10 

minutes) 

3. Lee, Barbara (CA), DeLauro (CT), Schakowsky (IL), Sherrill 

(NJ), Jayapal (WA), Pocan (WI), Wasserman Schultz (FL), 

Cunningham (SC), Takano (CA), Cisneros (CA), Khanna (CA), Sarbanes (MD), Casten (IL), Pappas (NH): Creates a new Nondefense 

Discretionary (NDD) cap adjustment of $10 billion in FY20 and $12 

billion in FY 21 for new VA MISSION Act funding, which would 

have to be funded under the caps under current law. (10 minutes) 


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PART A—TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BURGESS

OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end the following: 

SEC. 4. GAO REPORT ON INTERNET ECOSYSTEM. 

Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report examining the effect of the rules described in section 

2(b) on the virtuous cycle of the internet ecosystem and whether 

such rules protect the access of consumers to a free and open internet. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LATTA OF

OHIO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end the following: 

SEC. 4. REPORT. 

Not later than 3 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

the Federal Communications Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 

and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 

the Senate a report that lists the 27 provisions of title II of the 

Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) and the over 

700 rules and regulations referred to in paragraphs 5 and 37 of the 

Report and Order on Remand, Declaratory Ruling, and Order described in section 2(b)(1). 

3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WATERS OF

CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end the following: 

SEC. 4. GAO REPORT ON IMPORTANCE OF OPEN INTERNET RULES TO 

VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

shall submit to Congress a report examining the importance of the 

open internet rules to vulnerable communities. 

(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) OPEN INTERNET RULES.—The term ‘‘open internet rules’’ 

means the rules described in section 2(b). 

(2) VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.—The term ‘‘vulnerable communities’’ means— 

(A) ethnic and racial minorities; 

(B) socioeconomically disadvantaged groups; 

(C) rural populations; 

(D) individuals with disabilities; and 

(E) the elderly. 

4. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DELGADO

OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of the bill insert the following: 


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SEC. 4. GAO REPORT ON BENEFITS OF STANDALONE BROADBAND. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

of this Act the Comptroller General of the United States shall 

transmit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 

of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation of the Senate a report that assesses the benefits to 

consumers of broadband internet access service being offered on a 

standalone basis (and not as part of a bundle with other services) 

by providers of broadband internet access. Such report shall include recommendations for legislation to increase the availability of 

standalone broadband internet access service to consumers, particularly those living in rural areas. 

(b) DEFINITION.—As used in subsection (a), the term ‘‘provider of 

broadband internet access’’ means a provider of broadband internet 

access, as such term is defined in section 8.2 of title 47, Code of 

Federal Regulations. 

5. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PORTER OF

CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end the following: 

SEC. 4. REPORT BY FCC ON ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS. 

Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

the Federal Communications Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 

and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 

the Senate a report that describes all enforcement actions taken by 

the Commission under the rules described in section 2(b) since such 

date of enactment, including the amount of each fine imposed or 

settlement agreed to, the actions taken by the Commission to collect such fines and settlements, and the amounts of such fines and 

settlements collected. 

6. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WEXTON

OF VIRGINIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end the following: 

SEC. 4. PLAN RELATING TO FORM 477 DATA COLLECTION. 

Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall submit to Congress a report containing a plan for how the Commission will 

evaluate and address problems with the collection on Form 477 of 

data regarding the deployment of broadband Internet access service 

(as defined in section 8.2 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations). 

7. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DAVIDS OF

KANSAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end the following: 

SEC. 4. GAO REPORT ON BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE 

COMPETITION. 

Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Energy 

and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee 


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on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 

that— 

(1) examines the efforts by the Federal Communications 

Commission to assess competition for providers of broadband 

Internet access service (as defined in section 8.2 of title 47, 

Code of Federal Regulations) in the market; 

(2) describes how the Commission can better assess competition; and 

(3) includes a description of the steps, if any, the Commission can take to better increase competition among providers 

of broadband Internet access service (as defined in section 8.2 

of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations) in the market. 

8. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE STANTON

OF ARIZONA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end the following: 

SEC. 4. ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH IN INDIAN COUNTRY REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF ADDRESSING THE UNIQUE 

BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE CHALLENGES. 

(a) ENGAGEMENT WITH TRIBAL COMMUNITIES TO ADDRESS

BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE NEEDS.—Not later than 3 

months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal 

Communications Commission shall engage with and obtain feedback from Tribal stakeholders and providers of broadband Internet 

access service (as defined in section 8.2 of title 47, Code of Federal 

Regulations) on the effectiveness of the Commission’s obligation to 

consult with Indian Tribes to determine whether the Commission 

needs to clarify the Commission’s Tribal engagement statement 

and ensure accessible and affordable broadband Internet access 

service (as defined in section 8.2 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations) in the Tribal lands and areas through the engagement and 

outreach. 

(b) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 

(1) According to an estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau, 

just 53% of Native Americans living on Tribal lands have access to high-speed internet service. 

(2) The Government Accountability Office has found that the 

Federal Communications Commission data has overstated 

broadband availability and access on Tribal lands in the 

United States. 

(3) A Federal court recently vacated a Federal Communications Commission order that limited Federal subsidies for wireless providers serving Tribal lands. 

(4) The United States Government, industry, and non-governmental organizations should do more to identify and address the unique broadband access challenges faced by individuals living on reservations and Tribal lands. 

9. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TRONE OF

MARYLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end the following: 


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SEC. 4. ACCURACY OF DATA UNDERLYING BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT 

REPORTS. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) The Commission has released reports on its inquiries 

under section 706(b) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 

U.S.C. 1302(b)) that detail the state of the deployment of 

broadband service in the United States. 

(2) Congress and the Commission have relied upon the accuracy of such reports to develop broadband policy. 

(3) The findings of such reports have been particularly important to fostering rural broadband deployment and 

broadband deployment to schools and classrooms. 

(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Commission— 

(1) may not release a report on an inquiry under section 

706(b) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 

1302(b)) based on broadband deployment data that the Commission knows to be inaccurate; and 

(2) shall use its best efforts to accurately detail broadband 

deployment in the United States and correct inaccuracies in 

statements made by the Commission prior to the release of a 

report about the report. 

(c) COMMISSION DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Federal Communications Commission. 

10. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BRINDISI

OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end the following: 

SEC. 4 GAO REPORT ON HIGH-SPEED INFRASTRUCTURE. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

shall submit to Congress and the Federal Communications Commission a report that contains— 

(1) a list of ways the Federal Government can promote the 

deployment of broadband Internet access service, especially the 

buildout of such service to rural areas and areas without access to such service at high speeds; and 

(2) recommendations with respect to policies and regulations 

to ensure rural areas are provided affordable access to 

broadband Internet access service. 

(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE.— The term 

‘‘broadband Internet access service’’ has the meaning given 

such term in section 8.2 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations. 

(2) RURAL AREA.—The term ‘‘rural area’’ means any area 

other than— 

(A) a city, town, or incorporated area that has a population of more than 20,000 inhabitants; or 

(B) an urbanized area contiguous and adjacent to a city 

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11. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

SPANBERGER OF VIRGINIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Add at the end the following: 

SEC. 4. GAO REPORT ON CHALLENGES TO ACCURATE MAPPING. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

shall— 

(1) determine the accuracy and granularity of the maps produced by the Federal Communications Commission that depict 

wireline and wireless broadband Internet access service deployment in the United States; and 

(2) submit to Congress a report that— 

(A) identifies— 

(i) any program of the Federal Communications 

Commission under a rule restored under section 2(b) 

that relies on such maps, including any funding program; and 

(ii) any action of the Federal Communications Commission taken under a rule restored under section 2(b) 

that relies on such maps, including any assessment of 

competition in an industry; and 

(B) provides recommendations for how the Federal Communications Commission can produce more accurate, reliable, and granular maps that depict wireline and wireless 

broadband Internet access service deployment in the 

United States. 

(b) BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘broadband Internet access service’’ has the meaning 

given such term in section 8.2 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations. 

12. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MCADAMS

OF UTAH OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end the following: 

SEC. 4. LAWFUL CONTENT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—As described in the Report and Order on Remand, Declaratory Ruling, and Order in the matter of protecting 

and promoting the open internet that was adopted by the Federal 

Communications Commission on February 26, 2015 (FCC 15–24)— 

(1) nothing in this Act prohibits providers of broadband 

Internet access service from blocking content that is not lawful, 

such as child pornography or copyright-infringing materials; 

and 

(2) nothing in this Act imposes any independent legal obligation on providers of broadband Internet access service to be the 

arbiter of what is lawful content. 

(b) BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘broadband Internet access service’’ has the meaning 

given such term in section 8.2 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations. 


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PART B—TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JAYAPAL

OF WASHINGTON OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 1, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(increased by 

$32,982,000,000)’’. 

Page 2, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(increased by 

$34,063,000,000)’’. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FOXX OF

NORTH CAROLINA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title I, insert the following: 

SEC. 102. SPENDING LIMITATION ON DIRECT SPENDING PROGRAMS. 

Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a), as amended by section 101(d), 

is further amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘Discretionary appropriations’’ and inserting 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Discretionary appropriations’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF SPENDING SAFEGUARD LIMITATION.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall establish a spending limitation (in 

this subsection referred to as a ‘spending safeguard limitation’) with respect to any direct spending program not 

later than 90 days after any such program is enacted or 

reauthorized (as the case may be). 

‘‘(B) DETERMINATION OF SPENDING SAFEGUARD LIMITATION.—The spending safeguard limitation established 

under subparagraph (A) for a direct spending program 

shall be equal to— 

‘‘(i) with respect to any such program within budget 

function 050 (Defense), 550 (Health), 570 (Medicare), 

600 (Income Security), 650 (Social Security), or 700 

(Veterans Benefits and Services), 120 percent of the 

cost of the program; and 

‘‘(ii) with respect to any such program within any 

other budget function, 110 percent of the cost of the 

program. 

‘‘(C) DETERMINATION OF COST OF PROGRAM.—For purposes of subparagraphs (B)(i) and (ii), the cost of the program shall be the estimated six-year cost of the program, 

as determined by the Director using the scorecards or estimate (as the case may be) applicable to the program under 

section 4 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 

U.S.C. 933). 

‘‘(2) SPENDING SAFEGUARD LIMITATION SCORECARDS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall maintain and 

make publicly available a spending safeguard limitation 

scorecard displaying the spending level for any direct 

spending program that is subject to a spending safeguard 

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‘‘(B) MONTHLY COSTS.—Not later than 7 days after the 

end of each month beginning after the first full month in 

which such a direct spending program is operational, the 

Secretary of the Treasury shall transmit to the Director a 

report listing the total amount of spending for any direct 

spending program listed on the scorecard. 

‘‘(C) OMB BIANNUAL REPORT.—After the end of any sixmonth period, the Director shall submit a report to the 

Committees on the Budget of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate containing the total level of spending for 

any such direct spending program and the relation between such level and the spending safeguard limitation applicable to such program. 

‘‘(3) PROCEDURES IN CASE OF BREACH.— 

‘‘(A) SPENDING LIMITATION BREACH REPORT.—If the Director determines, using the reports submitted under paragraph (2)(B), that a direct spending program listed on the 

scorecard established under paragraph (2) will reach the 

applicable spending safeguard limitation within six 

months, the Director shall transmit, not later than 15 days 

after the date of such determination, a report to the Committees on the Budget of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate and the committees that have jurisdiction over 

the program. 

‘‘(B) OBLIGATION LIMITATION.—If the Director determines, using the reports submitted under paragraph 

(2)(B), that such a direct spending program has reached 

the applicable spending safeguard limitation— 

‘‘(i) effective 30 days after such determination, no 

funds may be obligated to carry out such program; and 

‘‘(ii) on the date of such determination, the Director 

shall submit a report to the Committees on the Budget 

of the House of Representatives and the Senate and 

the committees that have jurisdiction over the program that such an obligation limitation has been imposed. 

‘‘(4) AGENCY PROCEDURES.—Any Federal agency implementing a direct spending program listed on the scorecard established under paragraph (2) shall ensure that any contract, 

offer of benefits, or other material provided to the program participants includes information specifying that the program is 

subject to a spending safeguard limitation that may impact future availability of funds to pay benefits. 

‘‘(5) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 

‘‘(A) the term ‘Director’ means the Director of the Office 

of Management and Budget; 

‘‘(B) the term ‘direct spending’ has the meaning given 

such term in section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and 

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900(c)(8)); 

and 

‘‘(C) the term ‘direct spending program’ means any Federal program funded by direct spending that— 

‘‘(i) is enacted or reauthorized after the date of enactment of this Act; and 


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‘‘(ii) does not have, in statute, a specific level (expressed as a dollar amount) of authorization of appropriations. 

‘‘(6) PROHIBITION ON NEW AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING.—No 

additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

this subsection. 

‘‘(7) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection 

shall be construed to alter the administration of direct spending programs in effect on the date of the enactment of this 

Act.’’. 

3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LEE OF

CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of title I the following new section: 

SEC. 102. VA MISSION FUNDING. 

Section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)), as amended by section 

101(c), is further amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(I) COMPLETE THE VA MISSION FUNDING.—(i) If, for fiscal 

years 2020 and 2021, appropriations for discretionary accounts are enacted that Congress designates as being for 

VA MISSION funding in statute, the adjustment for a fiscal year shall be the total of such appropriations for the 

fiscal year in discretionary accounts designated as being 

for VA MISSION funding, but not to exceed the total of— ‘‘(I) for fiscal year 2020, $10,000,000,000; and 

‘‘(II) for fiscal year 2021, $12,000,000,000. 

‘‘(ii) For the purposes of this subparagraph, the term ‘VA 

MISSION funding’ means activities funded by the following budget accounts: 

‘‘(I) Veterans Health Administration, Medical Services (036–0160–0–1–703). 

‘‘(II) Veterans Health Administration, Medical Community Care (036–0140–0–1–703). 

‘‘(III) Veterans Health Administration, Medical Support and Compliance (036–0152–0–1–703). 

‘‘(IV) Departmental Administration, Information 

Technology Systems (036–0167–0–1–705). 

‘‘(V) Any budget account that is established in the 

Treasury of the United States to implement the VA 

MISSION Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–182).’’. 

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