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Union Calendar No. 15 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1644 

[Report No. 116–34] 

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, 


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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. 

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

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Additional sponsors: Mr. LYNCH, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. 

SUOZZI, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Miss RICE of 

New York, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. GARCI ́A of Illinois, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. 

OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. 

MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mr. CLAY, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. KIND, Mr. CROW, Mrs. CRAIG, Ms. 

PRESSLEY, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. HIMES, Mr. 

CARSON of Indiana, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Ms. 

SPANBERGER, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. STANTON, Ms. WEXTON, Mr. 

DESAULNIER, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mrs. LURIA, 

Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. 

TED LIEU of California, Ms. TITUS, Ms. FRANKEL, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. 

THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. SLOTKIN, 

Ms. TLAIB, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. BERA, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. 

GOMEZ, Mrs. TORRES of California, Ms. BASS, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, 

Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. 

ALLRED, Mr. HECK, Mr. KILMER, and Mr. QUIGLEY


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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 March 8, 2019] 


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A BILL 

To restore the open internet order of the Federal 

Communications Commission. 


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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 ‘‘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 restoring 

10 internet freedom that was adopted by the Commission 

11 on December 14, 2017 (FCC 17–166), shall have no 

12 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 re16 issued in substantially the same form, and a new rule 

17 that is substantially the same as such Declaratory 

18 Ruling, Report and Order, and Order may not be 

19 issued, unless the reissued or new rule is specifically 

20 authorized by a law enacted after the date of the en21 actment of this Act. 

22 (b) RESTORATION OF REPEALED AND AMENDED

23 RULES.—The following are restored as in effect on January 

24 19, 2017: 


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1 (1) The Report and Order on Remand, Declara2 tory Ruling, and Order in the matter of protecting 

3 and promoting the open internet that was adopted by 

4 the Commission on February 26, 2015 (FCC 15–24). 

5 (2) Part 8 of title 47, Code of Federal Regula6 tions. 

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

8 amended or repealed by the Declaratory Ruling, Re9 port and Order, and Order described in subsection 

10 (a)(1). 

11 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

13 means the Federal Communications Commission. 

14 (2) RESTORED AS IN EFFECT ON JANUARY 19, 

15 2017.—The term ‘‘restored as in effect on January 19, 

16 2017’’ means, with respect to the Declaratory Ruling 

17 and Order described in subsection (b)(1), to perma18 nently reinstate the rules and legal interpretations set 

19 forth in such Declaratory Ruling and Order (as in ef20 fect on January 19, 2017), including any decision (as 

21 in effect on such date) to apply or forbear from ap22 plying a provision of the Communications Act of 

23 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) or a regulation of the 

24 Commission. 


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1 (3) RULE.—The term ‘‘rule’’ has the meaning 

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

3 States Code. 

4 SEC. 3. EXCEPTION TO ENHANCEMENT TO TRANSPARENCY 

5 REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO PERFORM6 ANCE CHARACTERISTICS AND NETWORK 

7 PRACTICES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The enhancements to the trans9 parency rule relating to performance characteristics and 

10 network practices of the Commission under section 8.3 of 

11 title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as described in para12 graphs 165 through 184 of the Report and Order on Re13 mand, Declaratory Ruling, and Order in the matter of pro14 tecting and promoting the open internet that was adopted 

15 by the Commission February 26, 2015 (FCC 15–24), shall 

16 not apply to any small business. 

17 (b) SUNSET.—Subsection (a) shall not have any force 

18 or effect after the date that is 1 year after the date of the 

19 enactment of this Act. 

20 (c) REPORT BY FCC.—Not later than 180 days after 

21 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall 

22 submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 

23 House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 

24 Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that 


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1 contains the recommendations of the Commission (and data 

2 supporting such recommendations) regarding— 

3 (1) whether the exception provided by subsection 

4 (a) should be made permanent; and 

5 (2) whether the definition of the term ‘‘small 

6 business’’ for purposes of such exception should be 

7 modified from the definition in subsection (d)(3). 

8 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE.— 

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

11 meaning given such term in section 8.2 of title 47, 

12 Code of Federal Regulations. 

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

14 means the Federal Communications Commission. 

15 (3) SMALL BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘small busi16 ness’’ means any provider of broadband Internet ac17 cess service that has not more than 100,000 sub18 scribers aggregated over all the provider’s affiliates. 


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Union Calendar No. 15 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1644 

[Report No. 116–34] 

A BILL 

To restore the open internet order of the Federal 

Communications Commission. 

APRIL 5, 2019 

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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