A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimination".

Bill: 118-sjres-64
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2024-03-14
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Latest action: action_date: 2024-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-03-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Federal Communications Commission titled <em>The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimination</em><em> </em>and published on January 22, 2024. The rule prohibits broadband providers from adopting policies or practices that differentially impact consumers' access to broadband service based on their income, race, ethnicity, religion, or national origin, provided such policies or practices are not justified by&nbsp;issues of technical or economic feasibility.</p><p><em></em></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: IIA 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. J. RES. 64 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 14, 2024 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Lee , Mr. Schmitt , Mr. Budd , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Cornyn , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Thune , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Scott of South Carolina , Mr. Sullivan , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Risch , Mrs. Blackburn , Mrs. Fischer , Mrs. Britt , Mr. Moran , and Ms. Lummis ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimination .

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimination (89 Fed. Reg. 4128 (January 22, 2024)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.