3.0.0 1106 2023-01-11T13:28:40Z 2023-01-11T13:28:40Z House HR 2015-02-26 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 33 (Thursday, February 26, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. BLACKBURN:H.R. 1106.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Pursuant to the necessary and proper clause of Article I,Section 8.[Page H1371]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2015-02-27T15:04:37Z Referred to 2015-02-26T15:02:45Z States' Rights Municipal Broadband Act of 2015 114 597 S 2015-02-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1166) Identical bill CRS 2015-02-27 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Committee 2015-02-26 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2015-02-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-02-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 N P000602 Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4] Mike Pompeo R KS 4 2015-02-26 True P000606 Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9] Robert Pittenger R NC 9 2015-02-26 True M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 2015-02-26 True E000291 Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] Renee Ellmers R NC L. 2 2015-02-26 True R000603 Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] David Rouzer R NC 7 2015-02-26 True J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2015-02-27 False Z000018 Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-At Large] Ryan Zinke R MT K. 0 2015-02-27 False S001183 Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] David Schweikert R AZ 6 2015-02-27 False D000621 Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6] Ron DeSantis R FL 6 2015-03-04 False D000533 Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] JOHN DUNCAN R TN J. 2 2015-03-04 False H001036 Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] Jeb Hensarling R TX 5 2015-03-13 False Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Federal preemption Intergovernmental relations Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media State and local government operations Science, Technology, Communications 00 2015-02-26 Introduced in House 2015-03-18T15:37:17Z States' Rights Municipal Broadband Act of 2015

Amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to declare that the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) authority to take actions to accelerate deployment of advanced telecommunications capabilities shall not be construed to authorize the FCC to prevent states from implementing state laws regarding the provision of broadband Internet access service by states, municipalities, or political subdivisions.

]]> States' Rights Municipal Broadband Act of 2015 Display Title States' Rights Municipal Broadband Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to provide that such section does not authorize the Federal Communications Commission to preempt the laws of certain States relating to the regulation of municipal broadband, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced States' Rights Municipal Broadband Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1106ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1106ih.xml 2015-02-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.