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H.R. 1644: Save the Internet Act of 2019

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H.R. 1644: Save the Internet Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-03-08 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 74.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-03-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 5 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 163 (2019): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR1644 (2019-04-10), Agreed to. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 74. 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

Save the Internet Act of 2019

Plain summary

Save the Internet Act of 2019 This bill updates the regulatory framework for broadband access. Specifically, the bill repeals a 2017 order adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that classifies broadband internet access service as an information service, therefore placing it under Federal Trade Commission authority. The order also expands the public transparency rules and preempts local and state laws that conflict with the regulatory framework. The bill restores a 2015 FCC order, which classifies both mobile and fixed broadband internet access services as telecommunications services, therefore placing the services under FCC authority. Additionally, the bill would create a general conduct standard and restore regulations, including those that prohibit blocking, throttling, and paid prioritization. The bill establishes an exception for small businesses to certain transparency requirements relating to performance characteristics and network practices, and it directs the FCC to engage with tribal stakeholders regarding broadband access service challenges on tribal lands. Among other reports, the bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the internet ecosystem, the importance of open internet rules to vulnerable communities, broadband internet access service competition, high-speed infrastructure, challenges to accurate broadband mapping, and the benefits of stand-alone broadband.

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Official text

Save the Internet Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] · 197 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1644, Save the Internet Act of 2019 (2019-04-08)

Cosponsors on this site

Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Peter Welch (D-VT), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), John Garamendi (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Darren Soto (D-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL) and 137 more.

Recorded votes

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Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr1644 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116