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H.R. 2666: No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act

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H.R. 2666: No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-06-04 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 431.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-06-04 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 3 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 150 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR2666 (2016-04-15), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 431. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 30, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Ac t (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from regulating the rates charged for broadband Internet access service. (Sec. 3) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the FCC's authority to: (1) condition receipt of universal service support by a provider of broadband Internet access service on the regulation of the rates charged by such provider for the supported service, or (2) enforce regulations relating to truth-in-billing requirements or paid prioritization. (Sec. 4) Broadband Internet access service shall not be construed to include data roaming or interconnection for purposes of this Act.

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Official text

No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] · 19 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2666, No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act (2016-03-29)

Cosponsors on this site

Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Pete Sessions (R-TX)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2666 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114