To ensure that small business providers of broadband Internet access service can devote resources to broadband deployment rather than compliance with cumbersome regulatory requirements.
(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:
The FCC shall report to specified congressional committees, within 180 days after enactment of this Act, its recommendations (together with supporting data) on whether:
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
By Senator Thune from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 114-401. Additional views filed.
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-444.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-444.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 339.
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.
Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H. Rept. 114-444, Part II.
Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H. Rept. 114-444, Part II.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 640 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4596 and H.R. 3797.
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)
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4596 and H.R. 3797.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4596.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Veasey amendment.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H1401)
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.
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.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1401-1402)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 411 - 0 (Roll no. 124).
Roll Call #124 (House)On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 411 - 0 (Roll no. 124).
Roll Call #124 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.