3.0.0 2785 2022-11-01T05:32:25Z 2022-11-01T05:32:25Z House HR 2019-05-16 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 82 (Thursday, May 16, 2019)][House][Pages H3924-H3925]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ESHOO:H.R. 2785.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:[[Page H3925]]Article I, Section 8, Clause 3]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2019-05-17T17:32:13Z Referred to 2019-05-16T14:01:40Z Moving Forward Act 116 2 HR 2020-07-20 Received in the Senate. Related bill CRS Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act 116 7302 HR 2020-06-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Related bill CRS Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act 116 4131 S 2020-07-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2019-05-17 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Committee 2019-05-16 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-05-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-05-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 N K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2019-05-16 True T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 2019-05-16 True P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2019-05-16 True P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2019-05-20 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2019-09-10 False N000015 Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] RICHARD NEAL D MA E. 1 2019-09-17 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2019-10-04 False A000371 Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31] Pete Aguilar D CA 31 2019-12-04 False K000379 Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] Joseph Kennedy D MA P. 4 2020-03-12 False Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Public-private cooperation State and local government operations Telephone and wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2019-05-16 Introduced in House 2019-12-17T19:48:04Z Community Broadband Act of 2019

This bill prohibits state and local entities from blocking the provision of broadband by public providers or public-private partnership providers. Further, public providers and state or local entities participating in such a partnership must administer applicable ordinances and rules without discrimination against competing private providers.

]]> Community Broadband Act of 2019 Display Title Community Broadband Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to preserve and protect the ability of State and local governments and public-private partnerships to provide broadband services. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Community Broadband Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2785ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2785ih.xml 2019-05-17 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.