3.0.0 7363 2022-02-09T01:56:54Z 2022-02-09T01:56:54Z House HR 2020-06-25 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 117 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LONG:H.R. 7363.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or office therof.[Page H2517]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-06-25T13:04:40Z 2020-06-25 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-06-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-06-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000576 Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] Billy Long R MO 7 N Science, Technology, Communications Emergency communications systems Government information and archives Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media State and local government operations Science, Technology, Communications 00 2020-06-25 Introduced in House 2020-08-24T16:43:27Z Communities Overregulating Networks Need Economic Competition Today Act or the CONNECT Act

This bill prohibits a state or political subdivision thereof from providing or selling broadband internet access service. Such provision or sale may continue if there is no more than one other commercial provider of broadband internet access that provides competition in a particular area.

]]> CONNECT Act Display Title CONNECT Act Official Title as Introduced To prohibit a State or political subdivision thereof from providing or offering for sale to the public retail or wholesale broadband internet access service, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced CONNECT Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Communities Overregulating Networks Need Economic Competition Today Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7363ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7363ih.xml 2020-06-25 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.