3.0.0 5353 2023-01-11T13:15:47Z 2023-01-11T13:15:47Z House H HR 2008-02-12 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Hearings by 2008-05-06T17:14:40Z Referred to 2008-02-12T22:25:57Z Referred to 2008-02-12T17:36:10Z 2008-05-06 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2008-02-12 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. Committee 2008-02-12 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2008-02-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-02-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] Edward Markey D MA J. 7 N P000323 Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3] CHARLES PICKERING R MS W. 3 2008-02-12 True E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 14 2008-05-01 False H000213 Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36] JANE HARMAN D CA 36 2008-05-01 False W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2008-05-01 False M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 2008-05-01 False F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2008-05-01 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2008-05-01 False S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2008-05-01 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2008-05-01 False I000026 Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] JAY INSLEE D WA 1 2008-05-01 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2008-05-01 False D000482 Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] MIKE DOYLE D PA 14 2008-06-19 False L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 18 2008-06-19 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2008-06-19 False 2008-06-26 S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2008-07-29 False S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2008-07-29 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2008-09-26 False Science, Technology, Communications Broadband Commerce Consumer protection Electronic commerce Federal Communications Commission Fees Government Operations and Politics Independent regulatory commissions Internet Restrictive trade practices Technological innovations Telecommunication industry Science, Technology, Communications 00 2008-02-12 Introduced in House 2008-03-10T17:03:36Z Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to declare that it is U.S. policy to: (1) maintain the freedom to use broadband telecommunications networks, including the Internet, without unreasonable interference from or discrimination by network operators; (2) enable the United States to preserve its global leadership in online commerce and technological innovation; (3) promote the open and interconnected nature of broadband networks that enable consumers to reach, and service providers to offer, content, applications, and services of their choosing; and (4) guard against unreasonable discriminatory favoritism for, or degradation of, content by network operators based upon its source, ownership, or destination on the Internet.

Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to commence a proceeding on broadband services and consumer rights, including assessing whether broadband network providers: (1) refrain from unreasonably interfering with the ability of consumers to access, use, send, receive, or offer content, applications, or services of their choice, and attach or connect their choice of devices; and (2) add charges for quality of service to certain Internet applications and service providers.

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