US Congress House Bill 288 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Engrossed on January 11 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-11 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Small Business Broadband Deployment Act (Sec. 2) This bill exempts for five years any small business broadband Internet access service provider with no more than 250,000 subscribers from the enhancements to the transparency rule of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under which any person engaged in the provision of broadband Internet access service must disclose publicly accurate information regarding the network management practices, performance, and commercial terms of its broadband Internet access services sufficient for: consumers to make informed choices regarding their use; and content, application, service, and device providers to develop, market, and maintain Internet offerings. The FCC shall report to specified congressional committees, within 180 days after enactment of this bill, its recommendations (together with supporting data) on whether: this exception should be made permanent, and the definition of "small business" for these purposes should be modified.

Small Business Broadband Deployment Act

Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]

Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]

Rep. Stephen Knight [R-CA]

Rep. Thomas Garrett [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-11	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2017-01-10	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-01-10	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H268)
2017-01-10	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 288.
2017-01-10	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H268-270)
2017-01-10	House	Mrs. Blackburn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2017-01-04	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2017-01-04	House	Introduced in House

SB228 (Related) 2017-01-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks: CR S451; text of measure as introduced: CR S451)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/288/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr288/BILLS-115hr288ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr288/BILLS-115hr288eh.pdf