Restoring Internet Freedom Act

Bill: 118-s-3119
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2023-10-24
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Latest action: action_date: 2023-10-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-10-24
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Restoring Internet Freedom Act</strong></p><p>This bill nullifies the proposed rule issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) titled <em>Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet</em> and published on November 3, 2023. The bill also prohibits the FCC from adopting any substantially similar rule absent express authorization from Congress. The proposed&nbsp;rule classifies broadband internet as a telecommunications service for purposes of FCC regulation and prohibits broadband providers from blocking or slowing traffic to lawful content and from engaging in paid prioritization arrangements. (These provisions are commonly referred to as net neutrality rules.)</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3119 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 24, 2023 Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Budd , Ms. Lummis , and Mr. Rubio ) 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 notice of proposed rulemaking adopted by the Federal Communications Commission in WC Docket No. 23–320 on October 19, 2023 (relating to broadband internet access service) shall have no force or effect, and the Commission may not adopt any rule pursuant to that notice or adopt any substantially similar rule unless the rule is specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Applicability Subsection (a) shall apply to any rule adopted pursuant to the notice described in that subsection, or any substantially similar rule, that is adopted before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Rule defined In this section, the term rule has the meaning given the term in section 804 of title 5, United States Code.