3.0.0 6013 2023-01-11T13:33:49Z 2023-01-11T13:33:49Z House HR 2016-09-13 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 138 (Tuesday, September 13, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ESHOO:H.R. 6013.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution.That provision gives Congress the power ``to regulatecommerce with foreign nations, and among the several states,and with the Indian tribes.''[Page H5436]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-09-13T14:02:10Z 2016-09-13 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2016-09-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-09-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 N P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2016-09-20 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2016-09-22 False Science, Technology, Communications Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media State and local government operations Telephone and wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2016-09-13 Introduced in House 2016-10-13T15:15:29Z Community Broadband Act of 2016

This bill amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to bar states from prohibiting their state government, a political subdivision, or an Indian tribe from providing (i.e., serving as a "public provider" of) high-speed broadband telecommunications capabilities or services to persons or public or private entities.

A public provider that regulates competing private providers of such telecommunications services may not discriminate in favor of itself or a provider that it owns.

]]> Community Broadband Act of 2016 Display Title Community Broadband Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced Community Broadband Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to preserve and protect the ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services. Introduced in House 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr6013ih/xml/BILLS-114hr6013ih.xml 2016-09-13 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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.