Title: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom".
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission entitled "Restoring Internet Freedom." The rule published on February 22, 2018: (1) restores the classification of broadband Internet access service as a lightly-regulated "information service"; (2) reinstates private mobile service classification of mobile broadband Internet access service; (3) requires Internet service providers to disclose information about their network management practices, performance characteristics, and commercial terms of service; and (4) eliminates the Internet Conduct Standard and the bright-line rules.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 129 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. J. RES. 129

  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications 
         Commission relating to ``Restoring Internet Freedom''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 27, 2018

    Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Smith of 
  Washington, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Ms. 
 Eshoo, Ms. Lee, Mr. O'Rourke, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. 
Sherman, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New 
  York, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Price of North 
Carolina, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Heck, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Beyer, Ms. 
   Matsui, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Speier, Mr. 
 McGovern, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Huffman, Mr. 
Polis, Mr. Nadler, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Crowley, 
 Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Doggett, Ms. 
Slaughter, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Takano, Ms. Maxine 
    Waters of California, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Tonko, Mr. 
Visclosky, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Welch, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Neal, 
  Mr. Nolan, Mr. Khanna, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Levin, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. 
Lynch, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Ryan of 
Ohio, Mr. Walz, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. 
Thompson of California, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney 
  of New York, Mr. McEachin, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
 Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. 
Gabbard, Ms. Moore, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Moulton, 
   Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Sires, Mr. Crist, Mr. Lewis of 
   Georgia, Mr. Keating, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. 
Dingell, Mr. Sablan, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Adams, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Clay, 
  Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Brownley of California, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. 
   Swalwell of California, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Norcross, Mr. 
  Higgins of New York, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Michelle Lujan 
  Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Engel, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mrs. 
 Torres, Ms. Meng, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Bass, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Ben 
    Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Kihuen, Ms. 
 Barragan, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Titus, Ms. 
    Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Vargas, Mr. 
Garamendi, Mr. Bera, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. 
 Larsen of Washington, Mr. Kind, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Schrader, 
  Mr. Cooper, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Himes, Mr. Soto, Ms. 
 Sanchez, Mrs. Bustos, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of 
Pennsylvania, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Gallego, Ms. 
Esty of Connecticut, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Hoyer, and Mr. Cardenas) 
  submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications 
         Commission relating to ``Restoring Internet Freedom''.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the 
rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to 
``Restoring Internet Freedom'' (83 Fed. Reg. 7852 (February 22, 2018)), 
and such rule shall have no force or effect.
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