A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission regulating broadband Internet access.

Bill: 114-sjres-14
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2015-04-28
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media
Latest action: action_date: 2015-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-04-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Disapproves and nullifies the Federal Communications Commission rule, published in the Federal Register on April 13, 2015, relating to regulating broadband Internet access.</p>

tv_txt: IIA 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. J. RES. 14 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 28, 2015 Mr. Paul introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission regulating broadband Internet access.

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to regulating broadband Internet access (published at 80 Fed. Reg. 19737 (April 13, 2015)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.