H.R. 4682: Open Internet Preservation Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-12-19 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-12-19 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Open Internet Preservation Act

Plain summary

Open Internet Preservation Act This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 by prohibiting broadband internet access service providers from: (1) blocking lawful content, applications, services, or non-harmful devices; and (2) impairing or degrading lawful internet traffic on the basis of internet content, application, or service, or use of a non-harmful device. These prohibitions do not prevent providers from offering specialized services that are offered over the same network and may share network capacity with the broadband internet access service. The bill allows broadband internet access services to be eligible for federal universal service support funding.

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Official text

Open Internet Preservation Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] · 41 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Richard Hudson (R-NC), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Andy Barr (R-KY), Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Don Bacon (R-NE)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] reported raising $3.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr4682.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr4682 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115