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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1644 

To restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications 

Commission. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 8, 2019 

Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania (for himself, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. WELCH, Mr. TONKO, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. 

ESHOO, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. BEYER, Mr. 

PHILLIPS, Mr. SARBANES, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. MCCOLLUM, 

Ms. WILD, Ms. GABBARD, Ms. PORTER, Mr. NEAL, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Ms. 

KAPTUR, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. MOORE, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. 

ESPAILLAT, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. COOPER, Mr. HIGGINS

of New York, Mrs. DINGELL, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 

SERRANO, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. WATERS, Ms. OMAR, Ms. 

DEGETTE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. ROSE of New York, Mr. VELA, Mrs. 

AXNE, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. KIM, Mr. 

SIRES, Mr. POCAN, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 

NADLER, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Ms. HAALAND, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. SOTO, 

Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. RYAN, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. CLARKE of New York, 

Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. GOLDEN, 

Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. 

KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. CASE, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New 

York, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. LOFGREN, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. MCEACHIN, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. 

SWALWELL of California, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. HILL of California, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. CRIST, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. 

MCGOVERN, Ms. SHALALA, Mr. DELGADO, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. LEVIN of 

Michigan, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. LUJA ́N, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. EVANS, Mr. LEVIN of California, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. ROUDA, Mr. LAMB, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. COX of California, Ms. DEAN, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. MENG, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. NORTON, 

Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. 

KEATING, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. RUSH, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. MORELLE, 

Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. CLYBURN, 

Mr. TRONE, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. TAKANO, and Mr. 


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HOYER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To restore the open internet order of the Federal 

Communications Commission. 

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 ‘‘Save the Internet Act 

5 of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF OPEN INTERNET ORDER. 

7 (a) REPEAL OF RULE.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Declaratory Ruling, Re9 port and Order, and Order in the matter of restor10 ing internet freedom that was adopted by the Com11 mission on December 14, 2017 (FCC 17–166), shall 

12 have no force or effect. 

13 (2) PROHIBITION ON REISSUED RULE OR NEW

14 RULE.—The Declaratory Ruling, Report and Order, 

15 and Order described in paragraph (1) may not be 

16 reissued in substantially the same form, and a new 

17 rule that is substantially the same as such Declara18 tory Ruling, Report and Order, and Order may not 

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1 cally authorized by a law enacted after the date of 

2 the enactment of this Act. 

3 (b) RESTORATION OF REPEALED AND AMENDED

4 RULES.—The following are restored as in effect on Janu5 ary 19, 2017: 

6 (1) The Report and Order on Remand, Declara7 tory Ruling, and Order in the matter of protecting 

8 and promoting the open internet that was adopted 

9 by the Commission on February 26, 2015 (FCC 15– 

10 24). 

11 (2) Part 8 of title 47, Code of Federal Regula12 tions. 

13 (3) Any other rule of the Commission that was 

14 amended or repealed by the Declaratory Ruling, Re15 port and Order, and Order described in subsection 

16 (a)(1). 

17 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 

19 means the Federal Communications Commission. 

20 (2) RULE.—The term ‘‘rule’’ has the meaning 

21 given such term in section 804 of title 5, United 

22 States Code. 

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