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H.R.4596

H.R.4596: Small Business Broadband Deployment Act

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About This Bill

Introduced Feb. 24, 2016
Latest Major Action March 17, 2016
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Bill Sponsor

Greg Walden (R-Ore.)

Bill Versions

Referred in Senate - March 17, 2016
Engrossed in House - March 16, 2016
Reported in House - March 7, 2016
Introduced in House - Feb. 24, 2016

Bill Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 7, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Small Business Broadband Deployment Act (Sec. 2) This bill exempts for five years any small business broadband Internet access service provider with no more than 250,000 subscribers from the enhancements to the transparency rule of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under which any person engaged in...

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Bill Actions

Date	Description
March 17, 2016	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
March 16, 2016	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
March 16, 2016	Vote in the House On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 411 - 0 (Roll no. 124).
March 16, 2016	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1401-1402)
March 16, 2016	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	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	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H1401)
March 16, 2016	DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Veasey amendment.
March 16, 2016	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4596.
March 16, 2016	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4596 and H.R. 3797.
March 16, 2016	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 14, 2016	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 640 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4596 and H.R. 3797.
March 10, 2016	Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H. Rept. 114-444, Part II.
March 10, 2016	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 7, 2016	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 339.
March 7, 2016	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-444.
Feb. 25, 2016	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Feb. 25, 2016	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb. 24, 2016	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb. 24, 2016	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb. 24, 2016	Introduced in the House by Greg Walden (R-Ore.)

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