H.R. 4596House114th Congress (2015-2017)Passed House

Small Business Broadband Deployment Act

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SenateIntro Referral Latest Action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

March 17, 2016

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

February 24, 2016

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce Committee

February 24, 2016

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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Energy and Commerce Committee

February 24, 2016

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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Energy and Commerce Committee

February 25, 2016

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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Energy and Commerce Committee

February 25, 2016

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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-444.

Energy and Commerce Committee

March 7, 2016

HouseCalendars

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 339.

March 7, 2016

HouseFloor

FILING AUTHORITY - Mr. Whitfield asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Commerce be authorized to file a supplemental report on the bill H.R. 4596. Agreed to without objection.

March 10, 2016 • 11:33 AM

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Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H. Rept. 114-444, Part II.

Energy and Commerce Committee

March 10, 2016

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Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 640 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4596 and H.R. 3797.

March 14, 2016 • 6:38 PM

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Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 640. (consideration: CR H1396-1402; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1396-1397)

March 16, 2016 • 12:21 PM

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Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4596 and H.R. 3797.

March 16, 2016 • 12:21 PM

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DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4596.

March 16, 2016 • 12:22 PM

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DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Veasey amendment.

March 16, 2016 • 12:51 PM

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The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H1401)

March 16, 2016 • 12:53 PM

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POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 4596 the Chair put the question on passage and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Walden demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of passage of the bill until a time to be announced.

March 16, 2016 • 12:54 PM

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of passage on H.R. 4596 which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

March 16, 2016 • 1:03 PM

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Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1401-1402)

March 16, 2016 • 1:04 PM

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Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 411 - 0 (Roll no. 124).

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March 16, 2016 • 1:24 PM

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On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 411 - 0 (Roll no. 124).

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March 16, 2016 • 1:24 PM

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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

March 16, 2016 • 1:24 PM

SenateIntro Referral

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

March 17, 2016

Voting History

1 vote recorded • Roll call available

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Roll Call Available

March 16, 2016 at 1:22 PM

On Passage

Majority required: 1/2 (50%)

Passed

411 - 0

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Referred in SenateIssued March 17, 2016

IIB

114th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 4596

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 17, 2016

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

AN ACT

To ensure that small business providers of broadband Internet access service can devote resources to broadband deployment rather than compliance with cumbersome regulatory requirements.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Small Business Broadband Deployment Act.

Exception to enhancement to transparency requirements for small businesses

(a)

In general

The enhancements to the transparency rule of the Federal Communications Commission under section 8.3 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as described in paragraphs 162 through 184 of the Report and Order on Remand, Declaratory Ruling, and Order of the Federal Communications Commission with regard to protecting and promoting the open Internet (adopted February 26, 2015) (FCC 15–24), shall not apply to any small business.

(b)

Sunset

Subsection (a) shall not have any force or effect after the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(c)

Report by FCC

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that contains the recommendations of the Commission (and data supporting such recommendations) regarding—

(1)

whether the exception provided by subsection (a) should be made permanent; and

(2)

whether the definition of the term small business for purposes of such exception should be modified from the definition in subsection (d)(2).

(d)

Definitions

In this section:

(1)

Broadband Internet access service

The term broadband Internet access service has the meaning given such term in section 8.2 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations.

(2)

Small business

The term small business means any provider of broadband Internet access service that has not more than 250,000 subscribers.

Passed the House of Representatives March 16, 2016.

Karen L. Haas,

Clerk