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HR 288 - 115

Small Business Broadband Deployment Act

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

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Telecom and broadband
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Impact 98% Confidence 86%

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Small Business Broadband Deployment Act Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Science, Technology, Communications

Small Business Broadband Deployment Act Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Science, Technology, Communications

Small business
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Impact 86% Confidence 80%

Small Business Broadband Deployment Act Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Science, Technology, Communications

Transportation
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Impact 83% Confidence 78%

Small Business Broadband Deployment Act Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Science, Technology, Communications

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Summary

81 Passed House without amendment Jan 24, 2017

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) 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.

00 Introduced in House Jan 24, 2017

Small Business Broadband Deployment Act 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.

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Timeline

Jan 11, 2017

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

Jan 10, 2017

Mrs. Blackburn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Jan 10, 2017

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H268-270)

Jan 10, 2017

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 288.

Jan 10, 2017

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H268)

Jan 10, 2017

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H268)

Jan 10, 2017

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jan 4, 2017

Introduced in House

Jan 4, 2017

Introduced in House

Jan 4, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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