Congress 114 - HR 4596 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act

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Administrative law and regulatory procedures Consumer affairs Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Science, Technology, Communications Small business Telecommunication rates and fees

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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 7, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

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 Act, 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.

Actions

Mar 17, 2016

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 16, 2016

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 16, 2016

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 411 - 0 (Roll no. 124).
Mar 16, 2016

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 411 - 0 (Roll no. 124).
Mar 16, 2016

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1401-1402)
Mar 16, 2016

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of passage on H.R. 4596 which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
Mar 16, 2016

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 4596 the Chair put the question on passage and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Walden demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of passage of the bill until a time to be announced.
Mar 16, 2016

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H1401)
Mar 16, 2016

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Veasey amendment.
Mar 16, 2016

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4596.
Mar 16, 2016

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4596 and H.R. 3797.
Mar 16, 2016

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 640. (consideration: CR H1396-1402; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1396-1397)
Mar 14, 2016

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 640 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4596 and H.R. 3797.
Mar 10, 2016

Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H. Rept. 114-444, Part II.
Mar 10, 2016

FILING AUTHORITY - Mr. Whitfield asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Commerce be authorized to file a supplemental report on the bill H.R. 4596. Agreed to without objection.
Mar 7, 2016

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 339.
Mar 7, 2016

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-444.
Feb 25, 2016

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Feb 25, 2016

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 24, 2016

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 24, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 24, 2016

Introduced in House

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