Open Internet Act of 2015
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 17, 2015)
Open Internet Act of 2015
Amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to authorize the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt the rules adopted on December 21, 2010, in the Report and Order in the matter of preserving the open Internet and broadband industry practices. Requires the FCC to restore portions of such rules that were vacated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Verizon v. Federal Communications Commission (decided on January 14, 2014).
What just happenedMar 17, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 17, 2015
- Mar 17, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Mar 17, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 17, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House