Protect Broadband Funding Act

Bill: 116-hr-5424
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2019-12-12
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Telecommunication rates and fees

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2019-12-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-12-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protect Broadband Funding Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from implementing a proposed rule that would establish a cap on the Universal Service Fund, the mechanism through which the FCC provides support for the distribution of telecommunications services.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5424 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 12, 2019 Mr. Pocan (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mr. Khanna , and Mr. McGovern ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To protect funding for Universal Service Fund programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Broadband Funding Act . 2. Prohibition on use of NPRM Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission may not rely on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the matter of universal service contribution methodology that was adopted by the Commission on May 15, 2019 (FCC 19–46), to satisfy the requirements of section 553 of title 5, United States Code, for adopting, amending, revoking, or otherwise modifying any rule (as defined in section 551 of such title) of the Commission.