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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. PAL-
LONE, 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. CAS-
TOR of Florida, Mr. RYAN, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. CLARKE of New York, 
Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. LEE of Cali-
fornia, 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. LAW-
RENCE, Mr. MCEACHIN, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. 
SWALWELL of California, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. HILL of Cali-
fornia, 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 Cali-
fornia, Mr. EVANS, Mr. LEVIN of California, Ms. CLARK of Massachu-
setts, Mr. ROUDA, Mr. LAMB, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. COX of Cali-
fornia, 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 Hamp-
shire, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. TAKANO, and Mr. 
HOYER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
APRIL 5, 2019 
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. SE-
WELL 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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APRIL 5, 2019 
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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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Save the Internet Act 
of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF OPEN INTERNET ORDER. 
(a) REPEAL OF RULE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Declaratory Ruling, Re-
port and Order, and Order in the matter of restoring 
internet freedom that was adopted by the Commission 
on December 14, 2017 (FCC 17–166), shall have no 
force or effect. 
(2) PROHIBITION ON REISSUED RULE OR NEW 
RULE.—The Declaratory Ruling, Report and Order, 
and Order described in paragraph (1) may not be re-
issued in substantially the same form, and a new rule 
that is substantially the same as such Declaratory 
Ruling, Report and Order, and Order may not be 
issued, unless the reissued or new rule is specifically 
authorized by a law enacted after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(b) RESTORATION
OF
REPEALED
AND
AMENDED 
RULES.—The following are restored as in effect on January 
19, 2017: 
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(1) The Report and Order on Remand, Declara-
tory Ruling, and Order in the matter of protecting 
and promoting the open internet that was adopted by 
the Commission on February 26, 2015 (FCC 15–24). 
(2) Part 8 of title 47, Code of Federal Regula-
tions. 
(3) Any other rule of the Commission that was 
amended or repealed by the Declaratory Ruling, Re-
port and Order, and Order described in subsection 
(a)(1). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
COMMISSION.—The 
term 
‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
(2) RESTORED AS IN EFFECT ON JANUARY 19, 
2017.—The term ‘‘restored as in effect on January 19, 
2017’’ means, with respect to the Declaratory Ruling 
and Order described in subsection (b)(1), to perma-
nently reinstate the rules and legal interpretations set 
forth in such Declaratory Ruling and Order (as in ef-
fect on January 19, 2017), including any decision (as 
in effect on such date) to apply or forbear from ap-
plying a provision of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) or a regulation of the 
Commission. 
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(3) RULE.—The term ‘‘rule’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 804 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 3. EXCEPTION TO ENHANCEMENT TO TRANSPARENCY 
REQUIREMENTS 
RELATING 
TO 
PERFORM-
ANCE 
CHARACTERISTICS 
AND 
NETWORK 
PRACTICES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The enhancements to the trans-
parency rule relating to performance characteristics and 
network practices of the Commission under section 8.3 of 
title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as described in para-
graphs 165 through 184 of the Report and Order on Re-
mand, Declaratory Ruling, and Order in the matter of pro-
tecting and promoting the open internet that was adopted 
by the Commission February 26, 2015 (FCC 15–24), shall 
not apply to any small business. 
(b) SUNSET.—Subsection (a) shall not have any force 
or effect after the date that is 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(c) REPORT BY FCC.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the 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 
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contains the recommendations of the Commission (and data 
supporting such recommendations) regarding— 
(1) whether the exception provided by subsection 
(a) should be made permanent; and 
(2) whether the definition of the term ‘‘small 
business’’ for purposes of such exception should be 
modified from the definition in subsection (d)(3). 
(d) 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) 
COMMISSION.—The 
term 
‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
(3) SMALL BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘small busi-
ness’’ means any provider of broadband Internet ac-
cess service that has not more than 100,000 sub-
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 Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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