Open Internet Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1409
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2015-03-17
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: 2015-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-03-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Open Internet Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>Amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to authorize the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt the rules adopted on December 21, 2010, in the Report and Order in the matter of preserving the open Internet and broadband industry practices. Requires the FCC to restore portions of such rules that were vacated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in <i>Verizon v. Federal Communications Commission</i> (decided on January 14, 2014).</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1409 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2015 Mr. Peters introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to restore the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to adopt certain rules relating to preserving the open Internet and to direct the Commission to take all actions necessary to restore to effect vacated portions of such rules.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Open Internet Act of 2015 . 2. Authority for and restoration of 2010 open Internet rules Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 ( 47 U.S.C. 1302 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Authority for and restoration of 2010 open Internet rules Notwithstanding sections 3(51) and 332(c)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 153(51) ; 332(c)(2)), the Commission is authorized by this section to adopt the rules adopted on December 21, 2010, in the Report and Order in the matter of preserving the open Internet and broadband industry practices (FCC 10–201). Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Open Internet Act of 2015 , the Commission shall take all actions necessary to restore to effect the portions of such rules that were vacated by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in Verizon v. Federal Communications Commission (No. 11–1355; decided on January 14, 2014). .