[House Report 114-490]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
114th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 114-490
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2666) TO PROHIBIT THE
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FROM REGULATING THE RATES CHARGED FOR
BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE
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April 12, 2016.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Mr. Burgess, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 672]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 672, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be
adopted.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION
The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2666, the
No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act, under a
structured rule. The resolution provides one hour of general
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of
the bill. The resolution makes in order as original text for
the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a
substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce
now printed in the bill and provides that it shall be
considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order
against that amendment in the nature of a substitute. The
resolution makes in order only those further amendments printed
in this report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the
order printed in this report, may be offered only by a Member
designated in this report, shall be considered as read, shall
be debatable for the time specified in this report equally
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall
not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a
demand for division of the question in the House or in the
Committee of the Whole. The resolution waives all points of
order against the amendments printed in this report. The
resolution provides one motion to recommit with or without
instructions.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
consideration of the bill, the Committee is not aware of any
points of order. The waiver of all points of order is
prophylactic in nature.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as
original text, the Committee is not aware of any points of
order. The waiver of all points of order is prophylactic in
nature.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
the amendments printed in this report, the Committee is not
aware of any points of order. The waiver of all points of order
is prophylactic in nature.
SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER
1. Doyle (PA): Preserves the FCC's authority to accelerate
the deployment of broadband internet access service to low-
income consumers. (10 minutes)
2. Lujan (NM), Pallone (NJ), Yarmuth (KY), Clarke (NY):
Clarifies that nothing in H.R. 2666 would prevent the FCC from
requiring that TV broadcast stations, AM or FM radio broadcast
stations, cable operators, direct broadcast satellite service
providers, or satellite digital audio radio service providers
to upload the public inspection file in a format that is
machine-readable, to the extent such station, operator, or
provider is required to make material in its public inspection
file available on, or upload such material to, an Internet
website. (10 minutes)
3. McNerney (CA): States that nothing in H.R. 2666 shall
affect the authority of the Commission to act in the public
interest, convenience, and necessity. (10 minutes)
TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER
An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Doyle of Pennsylvania or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 3, line 20, strike ``; or'' and insert a semicolon.
Page 3, line 22, strike the period and insert ``; or''.
Page 3, after line 22, insert the following:
(4) take actions under subsection (a), (b), or (c) of
section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 214) or section 310(d) of such Act (47 U.S.C.
310(d)) to accelerate the deployment of broadband
Internet access service to low-income consumers.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lujan of New Mexico or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 3, line 20, strike ``; or'' and insert a semicolon.
Page 3, line 22, strike the period and insert ``; or''.
Page 3, after line 22, insert the following:
(4) promulgate regulations that require a television
broadcast station, AM or FM radio broadcast station,
cable operator, direct broadcast satellite service
provider, or satellite digital audio radio service
provider, to the extent such station, operator, or
provider is required to make material in its public
inspection file available on, or upload such material
to, an Internet website, to make such material
available or upload such material in a format that is
machine-readable, such that the format supports the
automated searching for particular text within and
among documents, the bulk downloading of data contained
in such material, the aggregation, manipulation,
sorting, and analysis of the data contained in such
material, and such other functionality as the
Commission considers appropriate.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative McNerney of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 3, line 20, strike ``; or'' and insert a semicolon.
Page 3, line 22, strike the period and insert ``; or''.
Page 3, after line 22, insert the following:
(4) act in the public interest, convenience, and
necessity.
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