,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ahfj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #be1 #bjai,mr4
 ,kinzinger 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,scalise1
 ,mr4 ,long1 ,mr4 ,guthrie1 and ,mr4    
,johnson of ,ohio7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the ,federal    
,communications ,commission from        
regulating the rates charged for        
broadband internet access service4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,no ,rate ,regulation of ,broadband 
,internet ,access ,act4  #b4 ,regulation
 of broadband rates prohibited          
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,federal ,communications       
,commission may not regulate the rates  
charged for broadband internet access   
service4  #c4 ,exceptions ,nothing in   
this ,act shall be construed to affect  
the authority of the ,commission to--   
7#a7 condition receipt of universal     
service support under section #bed of   

the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg  
,u4,s4,c4 #bed7 by a provider of        
broadband internet access service on the
 regulation of the rates charged by such
 provider for the supported service2    
7#b7 enforce subpart ,y of part #fd of  
title #dg1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7relating to               
truth-in-billing requirements72 or  7#c7
 prohibit or restrict paid              
prioritization4  #d4 ,additional rule of
 construction ,for purposes of this     
,act1 broadband internet access service 
shall not be construed to include data  
roaming or interconnection4  #e4        
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,broadband internet access service ,the 
term broadband internet access service  
has the meaning given such term in      
section #h4a of title #dg1 ,code of     
,federal ,regulations4  7#b7 ,commission
 ,the term ,commission means the        
,federal ,communications ,commission4   
7#c7 ,paid prioritization ,the term paid
 prioritization means the management of 

the network of a provider of broadband  
internet access service to directly or  
indirectly favor some traffic over other
 traffic1 including through use of      
techniques such as traffic shaping1     
prioritization1 resource reservation1 or
 other forms of preferential traffic    
management1 either--  7,a7 in exchange  
for consideration 7monetary or          
otherwise7 from a third party2 or  7,b7 
to benefit an affiliated entity4  7#d7  
,rate ,the term rate means the amount   
charged by a provider of broadband      
internet access service for the delivery
 of broadband internet traffic4  7#e7   
,regulation ,the term regulation or     
regulate means1 with respect to a rate1 
the use by the ,commission of rulemaking
 or enforcement authority to establish1 
declare1 or review the reasonableness of
 such rate4