118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 3119Restoring Internet Freedom Act

A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from reclassifying broadband internet access service as a telecommunications service and from imposing certain regulations on providers of such service.

Science, technology, communications
Introduced Oct 24, 2023
Last action Oct 24, 2023
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Oct 24, 2023
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill nullifies the proposed rule issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) titled Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet and published on November 3, 2023. The bill also prohibits the FCC from adopting any substantially similar rule absent express authorization from Congress. The proposed rule classifies broadband internet as a telecommunications service for purposes of FCC regulation and prohibits broadband providers from blocking or slowing traffic to lawful content and from engaging in paid prioritization arrangements. (These provisions are commonly referred to as net neutrality rules.)

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Oct 24, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Oct 24, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.