Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8573
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6]
Introduced: 2022-07-28
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Latest action: action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-07-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill expressly classifies broadband internet as a <em>telecommunications service</em> rather than an<em> information service</em> for purposes of regulation by the Federal Communications Commission. (Current law treats providers of telecommunications services as common carriers and subjects them to more stringent requirements.)</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8573 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 28, 2022 Ms. Matsui (for herself, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Pallone , Ms. Norton , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Carson , Ms. Bonamici , Ms. Jacobs of California , Ms. Eshoo , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Bowman , Ms. Jayapal , Ms. Barragán , Mr. Welch , Mrs. Demings , Mrs. Axne , Mr. McNerney , Ms. McCollum , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Ms. Schakowsky , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Lamb , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mr. Keating , Mr. Veasey , and Mr. Levin of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to classify broadband as telecommunications service.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022 . 2. Classification of broadband as telecommunications service Section 3(53) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 153(53) ) is amended— (1) by striking means the offering and inserting the following: “— (A) means the offering ; and (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: “; and (B) includes the offering of broadband internet access service, as defined in section 801, for a fee directly to the public, or to such classes of users as to be effectively available directly to the public, regardless of the facilities used. .