One Congressman Has a Last Ditch Effort to Save Net Neutrality

One Congressman Has a Last Ditch Effort to Save Net Neutrality

6 years ago
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https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/pazkyv/congress-bill-save-net-neutrality-vote

In a dramatic, likely futile last-ditch effort, a House Representative has introduced a bill designed to block the Federal Communications Commission from repealing net neutrality rules. It would do this by prohibiting the FCC from using its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the issue in making any decisions, due to the fact that the public comments on that notice were compromised.

The Save Net Neutrality Act (H.R. 4585) was introduced in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce last week. It is largely a symbolic gesture, because Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) would have to find a way to get it on the floor for a vote tomorrow, pass, then have it pass the Senate, and then have President Trump sign it, all before the FCC’s vote Thursday. This would be a quick timeline for any legislation, and considering that many Republicans have publicly supported repealing the net neutrality protections and the GOP controls Congress and the White House. To call it a Hail Mary would be generous; the plan would seem to be dead on arrival. But with mounting pressure from the public and literally no action so far from Congress, it’s just about all Maloney can do before the vote.