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Union Calendar No. 364 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2666 

[Report No. 114–478] 

To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from regulating the 

rates charged for broadband Internet access service. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 4, 2015 

Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois (for himself, Mr. LATTA, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BARTON, Mr. LANCE, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. OLSON, Mr. 

POMPEO, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. 

LONG, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mrs. ELLMERS of North 

Carolina, Mr. WALDEN, and Mr. UPTON) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

MARCH 30, 2016 

Additional sponsors: Mr. ALLEN and Mr. SESSIONS

MARCH 30, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 4, 2015] 


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A BILL 

To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from 

regulating the rates charged for broadband Internet access service. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Rate Regulation of 

5 Broadband Internet Access Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REGULATION OF BROADBAND RATES PROHIBITED. 

7 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Fed8 eral Communications Commission may not regulate the 

9 rates charged for broadband Internet access service. 

10 SEC. 3. EXCEPTIONS. 

11 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the au12 thority of the Commission to— 

13 (1) condition receipt of universal service support 

14 under section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 

15 (47 U.S.C. 254) by a provider of broadband Internet 

16 access service on the regulation of the rates charged by 

17 such provider for the supported service; 

18 (2) enforce subpart Y of part 64 of title 47, Code 

19 of Federal Regulations (relating to truth-in-billing re20 quirements); or 

21 (3) enforce section 8.9 of title 47, Code of Federal 

22 Regulations (relating to paid prioritization). 


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1 SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

2 For purposes of this Act, broadband Internet access 

3 service shall not be construed to include data roaming or 

4 interconnection. 

5 SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 

6 In this Act: 

7 (1) BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE.— 

8 The term ‘‘broadband Internet access service’’ has the 

9 meaning given such term in the rules adopted in the 

10 Report and Order on Remand, Declaratory Ruling, 

11 and Order that was adopted by the Commission on 

12 February 26, 2015 (FCC 15–24). 

13 (2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 

14 means the Federal Communications Commission. 

15 (3) RATE.—The term ‘‘rate’’ means the amount 

16 charged by a provider of broadband Internet access 

17 service for the delivery of broadband Internet traffic. 

18 (4) REGULATION.—The term ‘‘regulation’’ or 

19 ‘‘regulate’’ means, with respect to a rate, the use by 

20 the Commission of rulemaking or enforcement author21 ity to establish, declare, or review the reasonableness 

22 of such rate. 


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Union Calendar No. 364 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2666 

[Report No. 114–478] 

A BILL 

To prohibit the Federal Communications Commisbroadband Internet access service. sion from regulating the rates charged for 

MARCH 30, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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