[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1555 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1555

 To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue final rules 
    to promote and incentivize the widespread adoption of broadband 
                consumer labels, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 3, 2021

  Ms. Craig introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue final rules 
    to promote and incentivize the widespread adoption of broadband 
                consumer labels, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Broadband Consumer Transparency Act 
of 2021''.

SEC. 2. ADOPTION OF CONSUMER BROADBAND LABELS.

    (a) Final Rule.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall promulgate regulations to 
promote and incentivize the widespread adoption of broadband consumer 
labels, as described in the Public Notice of the Commission issued on 
April 4, 2016 (DA 16-357), to disclose to consumers information 
regarding broadband internet access service plans.
    (b) Hearings.--In issuing the final rule under subsection (a), the 
Commission shall conduct a series of public hearings to assess, at the 
time of the proceeding--
            (1) how consumers evaluate broadband internet access 
        service plans; and
            (2) whether disclosures to consumers information regarding 
        broadband internet access service plans, including those 
        required under section 8.1 of title 47, Code of Federal 
        Regulations, are available, effective, and sufficient.
    (c) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Broadband internet access service.--The term 
        ``broadband internet access service'' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 8.1 of title 47, Code of Federal 
        Regulations.
            (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
        Communications Commission.
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