Title: Save the Internet Act of 2019
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
Save the Internet Act of 2019
This bill updates the regulatory framework for broadband access. Specifically, the bill repeals a 2017 order adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that classifies broadband internet access service as an information service, therefore placing it under Federal Trade Commission authority. The order also expands the public transparency rules and preempts local and state laws that conflict with the regulatory framework.
The bill restores a 2015 FCC order, which classifies both mobile and fixed broadband internet access services as telecommunications services, therefore placing the services under FCC authority. Additionally, the bill would create a general conduct standard and restore regulations, including those that prohibit blocking, throttling, and paid prioritization.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 682 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 682

To restore the Federal Communications Commission's Open Internet Order 
                  and its net neutrality protections.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 6, 2019

  Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Schatz, Mr. 
Wyden, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Brown, 
  Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Coons, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. 
Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Harris, Ms. 
 Hassan, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Ms. 
   Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Peters, Mr. Reed, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. 
   Shaheen, Ms. Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Udall, Mr. Van 
  Hollen, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Whitehouse) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
To restore the Federal Communications Commission's Open Internet Order 
                  and its net neutrality protections.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
        Communications Commission; and
            (2) the term ``rule'' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 804 of title 5, United States Code.
    (b) Repeal of Rule.--The Declaratory Ruling, Report 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.
    (c) Prohibition on Reissued Rule or New Rule.--The Commission may 
not reissue the Declaratory Ruling, Report and Order, and Order 
described in subsection (b) in substantially the same form, or issue a 
new rule that is substantially the same as that Declaratory Ruling, 
Report and Order, and Order, unless the reissued or new rule is 
specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
    (d) Restoration of Repealed and Amended Regulations.--The following 
are restored as in effect on January 19, 2017:
            (1) The Report and Order on Remand, Declaratory 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 Regulations.
            (3) Any other rule of the Commission that was amended or 
        repealed by the Declaratory Ruling, Report and Order, and Order 
        described in subsection (b).
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