,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #deij  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ba1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,lujn 7for himself and ,mr4   
,booker7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
requirements relating to data caps on   
broadband internet access service1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,uncap   
,america ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in    
this ,act3 7#a7 ,broadband internet     
access service ,the term broadband      
internet access service has the meaning 
given the term in section #h4a7;b7 of   
title #dg1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 or any successor          
regulation4  7#b7 ,commission ,the term 
,commission means the ,federal          
,communications ,commission4  7#c7 ,data
 cap ,the term data cap means a limit on
 the amount of bits or other units of   
information a customer of a broadband   

internet access service provider may    
download or upload during a period of   
time specified by the broadband internet
 service access provider-- 7,a7 before  
the customer-- 7i7 is charged a fee for 
additional usage2  7ii7 is subject to an
 increasing cost per bit or other unit  
of information2  7iii7 is charged for an
 incremental block of usage2 or  7iv7   
experiences a reduction of access speed2
 or  7,b7 that the customer is otherwise
 discouraged or prevented from          
exceeding4  #c4 ,findings ,congress     
finds the following3 7#a7 ,access to    
resilient1 affordable1 and secure       
internet service is essential for       
individuals to participate in society1  
including by providing individuals      
access to work1 education1 and health   
care and allowing individuals to        
communicate with friends and family4    
7#b7 ,congress has a well-established   
role in supporting infrastructure for   
broadband internet access service and   
ensuring that such infrastructure best  

serves the public interest4  7#c7 ,it is
 in the public interest to ensure that  
telecommunications networks in the      
,united ,states are utilized to their   
fullest capacity in order to encourage  
innovation1 reduce barriers to          
employment1 and increase access to      
education and health care4  7#d7        
,sustained strong performance of        
broadband internet access service       
networks in the ,united ,states during  
historically high demand throughout the 
,,covid-#ai pandemic is evidence that   
many such networks can accommodate      
significantly increased usage rates     
without the imposition of data caps4    
7#e7 ,while certain broadband internet  
access service networks may require     
practices to effectively manage         
congestion1 those practices should be   
tailored to improve equitable access    
among consumers4  7#f7 ,unnecessary data
 caps limit participation in the digital
 economy and are contrary to the public 
interest4  #d4 ,network management      

practices  7a7 ,in general ,a broadband 
internet access service provider shall  
not impose a data cap except when       
tailored primarily for the purposes of  
reasonable network management or        
managing network congestion4  7b7       
,regulations  7#a7 ,in general ,the     
,commission may prescribe such          
regulations as may be necessary in the  
public interest to carry out this       
section4  7#b7 ,tailored data caps ,not 
later than #bgj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission 
shall promulgate regulations to define  
the conditions under which a data cap is
 to be considered tailored to the       
purpose of reasonable network management
 or managing network congestion for     
purposes of subsection 7a74  7c7        
,enforcement  7#a7 ,in general ,the     
,commission shall implement and enforce 
this section as if this section were a  
part of the ,communications ,act of     
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq474     
7#b7 ,violations ,any violation of this 

section or any regulation promulgated   
under this section shall be considered  
to be a violation of the ,communications
 ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et   
seq47 or a regulation promulgated under 
that ,act1 respectively4