Restoring Internet Freedom Act

Bill: 115-s-993
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2017-05-01
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Competition and antitrust

Consumer affairs

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2017-05-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-01
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Restoring Internet Freedom Act</b></p> <p> This bill nullifies the rule adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on February 26, 2015, relating to the reclassification of broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service. </p> <p>The FCC is prohibited from reissuing such rule in substantially the same form, or from issuing a new rule that is substantially the same, unless the rule is specifically authorized by a law enacted after enactment of this bill.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 993 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 1, 2017 Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Johnson , Mr. Paul , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Sasse , and Mr. Inhofe ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from reclassifying broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service and from imposing certain regulations on providers of such service.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Internet Freedom Act . 2. Limitation on authority of FCC (a) In general The rule adopted by the Federal Communications Commission in GN Docket No. 14–28 on February 26, 2015 (relating to broadband Internet access service), shall have no force or effect, and the Commission may not reissue such rule in substantially the same form, or issue a new rule that is substantially the same as such rule, unless the reissued or new rule is specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Rule defined In this section, the term rule has the meaning given the term in section 804 of title 5, United States Code.